Dhanusha, Dec. 14 -- At least three people including a police inspector died and five others were injured in an explosion in Chireshwornath Municipality-5 of Dhanusha district on Friday midnight.

Rajesh Sah, 46, and his son Anand, 24, died when an improvised explosive device went off at his residence in Kusai Tol. Amir Dahal, an inspector at Area Police Office Mahendranagar, who was seriously wounded in the explosion, died on Saturday morning. Inspector Dahal died during the course of treatment in Dharan, Chief District Officer Pradeep Kandel said.

Sah's daughter Anjali, 19, and younger son Prakash, 15, were also injured.

According to locals, Sah, who runs a pharmacy, informed the police about a suspicious object in front of the toilet...