One Maoist was killed in an action of the security forces while trying to detonate a bomb at the house of municipal poll candidate at ward number five of Dashrathchanda municipality of Baitadi district on Saturday night.
A press statement issued by the far western divisional headquarter of the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) said, one Maoist cadre Balsingh Bhandari who was carrying a bucket bomb was killed in the action. Two other injured in the incident managed to flee from the site, the statement adds.
The RNA recovered some bombs and other logistics from the incident site.
Maoists have been targeting the houses of candidates of the municipal polls in a bid to disrupt them.