Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has formed a committee to investigate the incident of a balloon bursting in Pokhara yesterday (Saturday).
The committee was formed under the leadership of Bharatmani Pandey, Chief of the District Administration Office, Kaski, under the direction of Home Minister Lekhak.
The committee includes CDO Pandey, district chiefs of all three security agencies, and an explosives expert. The investigation committee has been given 15 days to submit its report.
Finance Minister Bishnu Poudel and Pokhara Metropolitan City Mayor Dhanraj have been injured in a balloon explosion. They are currently receiving treatment at the Burn Hospital in Kirtipur.