A 12-year-old boy was killed and two others were seriously wounded when a bomb, which could have been left behind the Maoists, went off in Devdaha VDC-7, Rupendehi district, Sunday.
The blast killed Amrit Thapa, who was living in Mayadevi Orphanage based in the area, on the spot while two other children were injured this morning, reports said. The bomb went off when they were playing with it.
The two injured kids, who also belonged to the same orphanage, are undergoing treatment at Lumbini Zonal Hospital, reports added.