Maoists detonated several powerful bombs at Kailali Custom Office at Dhangadhi and abducted five of employees of the office on Monday.

Among those abducted were Laxman Gautam, Bam Bahadur Khawas, Hari Lal Shahu, Mukhiya Mahadev Bhatta and helper Rajendra Bohra, district based security sources said. However, Bohra and Shahu came in contact with the security forces Tuesday morning.

The blasts caused damage to various rooms of the office including the visitors room, guardroom, store and residential quarters of the employees. The Maoists had asked the employees living in the residential buildings to vacate them before setting the bombs off.

A bomb disposal squad of security forces defused a bomb left by the Maoists on the premises of the custom office Tuesday morning. The Maoists also set off a bomb at the Trinagar police post that is situated near the customs office. No human casualty occurred as the cops are stationed there only in the daytime.