Nepal, July 6 -- Gauri Shankar Ram Chamar, an eyewitness and survivor of the deadly 2008 Rautahat bomb blast, has claimed that his life is in danger from Nepali Congress leader Mohammad Aftab Alam who was recently acquitted by the High Court in a controversial verdict.

Speaking at a press conference in Kathmandu on Sunday, Chamar called the court's decision flawed and urged the government to deliver justice. He said he witnessed the incident while working at a brick kiln allegedly owned by Alam in Rautahat.

"I'm deeply saddened by his release," Chamar said. "A man like that walked free - he has even threatened me. I fear for my life now."

Recalling the day of the explosion, Chamar showed burn injuries on his body and narrated his exper...