A resident of Mainpur Pakaha, Patel was killed in a clash with security personnel, police claimed. The group is an armed outfit operating in the Tarai.
Police reached at the site following an explosion while Patel was manufacturing bombs inside a house owned by one Mukhlal Kurmi in Birgunj-19.
Kurmi has sustained serious injuries in the explosion. He is undergoing treatment at Narayani sub-regional hospital in Birgunj.
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