INSEC issued a press release on July 9 expressing concern over the security of Gaurishankar Ram, 43, the surviving witness of the Rautahat bomb incident. The press release states that it is urgent to provide security for Gaurishankar, who was injured in the bomb explosion that occurred on the evening of 9 April 2008 at the house of Sheikh Idrish, uncle of Mohammad Aftab Alam, in Rajpur, Rautahat.
Two people were killed and more than 20 others were injured in the explosion. Member of Parliament and former minister Mohammad Aftab Alam was accused of burning Trilok Pratap Singh, Oshi Akhtar, and other injured individuals alive in a brick kiln. Police arrested Alam on 6 October 2019, and the Rautahat District Court sentenced him to life imprisonment on 25 April 2024. The court considered Gauri Shankar’s statement and his medical report as key evidence and also issued an order to the government to ensure his protection.
After the bench of Judges Dr. Khusi Prasad Tharu and Arjun Maharjan at the Birgunj bench of the Janakpur High Court on 28 May 2025 overturned the district court’s verdict and acquitted Aalam, Ram came to Kathmandu Stating that his safety was at risk. The press release called on the Government of Nepal to arrange security for Ram.