KATHMANDU: Four cadres of Nepal Communist Party led by Netra Bikram Chand died in the time bomb explosion owing to the miscalculation of time setting. Other seven cadres sustained injuries in the explosion.

According to a report of Naya Patrika daily, the bomb been planted to set off at 4:15 am on Monday to make the banda a success. However, it went off 12 hours earlier, killing four Biplav cadres.

The time bombe went off at Ghattekulo, Sukedhara and Nagdhunga simultaneously yesterday evening.

A bomb disposal squad of Nepal Army had defused the bombs found at Lagankhel and Gwarko on Sunday night.

Biplav outfit had announced a nationwide banda in protest of its cadre killed by Nepal Police in Bhojpur district.

Tirtha Raj Ghimire of Shadananda Municipality-2, who sustained injuries in the police action, had died few days ago.