Police in Bengaluru recovered gelatin sticks, a circuit board and a timer near Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s convoy route, triggering heightened security and a probe. A man who called police claiming he planted a bomb was arrested. Authorities suspect the explosives may not have been fully assembled, and the National Investigation Agency has taken an interest in the case.
A major security alert was triggered on Bengaluru’s outskirts after gelatin sticks were reportedly recovered near the route scheduled for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s convoy. The explosives were found near Thathaguni in Kaggalipura, about three kilometers from the Art of Living International Centre, where Modi is attending the 45th-anniversary celebrations. Investigations are underway to determine who planted them and why.
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Kerala police seized explosive materials, including country made bombs and gunpowder, in Dharmadam, the constituency of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The raid came a day before vote counting in the assembly elections, following a tip about illegal firecracker manufacturing. A case has been registered against a local resident, while Vijayan later updated his social media bio.
The NIA has taken over a West Bengal case involving the recovery of 79 crude bombs, with the probe now focusing on a possible terror angle. The Ministry of Home Affairs directed the agency after concerns about illegal storage of explosives that could endanger public safety and impact national security.
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