Explosion outside India consulate in Nepal

A bomb explosion outside the office of the Indian consulate in Nepal's Biratnagar on Monday triggered an alarm but no one was injured in the incident.

Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Raveesh Kumar said Indian embassy in Kathmandu was in touch with the Nepal government over the incident and that the authorities there are investigating the matter.

"A minor explosion took place along the rear boundary wall of the camp office of embassy of India at Biratnagar, Nepal, at about 20:15 hours on April 16. No one has been injured in the incident," Kumar said.

Biratnagar is the industrial capital of Nepal and falls 6 km north of the Bihar border.

Sources in the security establishment in New Delhi said the explosion caused a hole of around 1 feet by 1.5 feet in the wall of the consulate towards the secluded rear side of the office building.

As there was nobody inside the building there was no injury or casualty, sources said.

The camp office of the consulate was set up during the floods in Nepal and north Bihar.

Nepal police has begun investigations to ascertain the cause of the blast.

Investigating officers suspect that cadres of a local political group could be behind the explosion.

Security around the blast site has been upped after the incident.