Kathmandu, Nepal : An unidentified group has hurled a socket bomb targeting to industry minister and federal parliamentary candidate Sunil Bahadur Thapa at Dhankuta district on Friday.

It is said that an improvised explosive device (LED) was thrown by a group of unidentified person targeting to Thapa, who is also the leader of the Rastriya Prajatantrik Party _ Prajatantrik.

It is said that Thapa was targeted while he was heading to address a elections program at Faksing river of Bhumi rural municipality of the district.