Six gelatin sticks and some detonators had been discovered inside a bag that was left unattended at a bus stand situated within the coronary heart of Bengaluru metropolis on Wednesday, the police mentioned.
The explosives had been discovered on the Kalasipalya Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Company (BMTC) bus stand, which is frequented by 1000’s of commuters each day.
In response to the police, on Wednesday afternoon, they obtained a name about an unattended bag exterior a bathroom on the BMTC bus stand. Upon arriving on the spot, the police knowledgeable the bomb disposal squad and located the explosives.
“Six gelatin sticks and a few detonators had been present in a carry bag exterior the bathroom inside Kalasipalya BMTC bus stand. We’re but to register an FIR and can reveal the small print later,” S Girish, Deputy Commissioner of Police (West), mentioned.
The bus stand has been cordoned off.
Final yr, on March 17, the police had found explosives, together with gelatin sticks and detonators, in a tractor parked exterior a faculty in Bellandur in Bengaluru. This was just a few days after the Rameshwaram Cafe blast within the metropolis.