Blast injures two in Bengaluru

Two men suffered minor injuries in an explosion inside a flat on the fourth floor of an under-construction building on Jeremiah Road around two thirty pm on Tuesday.

One man loses a finger

One of the injured men lost a finger in the blast. Both were taken to Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital where doctors filed a Medico Legal Case.

Wires found at blast site

Investigators recovered wires from the explosion site. An IED can be rigged by connecting an explosive to a trigger mechanism using wires and circuit boards.

Torch suspected as trigger

The torch involved in the blast is suspected to be the trigger mechanism. Suspicious items were found in a bag at the spot and sent for forensic examination.

Injured give conflicting accounts

Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh said the two injured men are giving contradictory statements. Police are trying to reconstruct what happened based on their accounts.

“They are giving contradictory statements.”

Materials were delivered there

A senior official said suspicious materials found at the scene were delivered there and were not originally present at the spot. Police are analysing CCTV footage to track the delivery source.

Cause still unclear

Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge said it was not yet clear whether a chemical reaction or an IED caused the blast. The cause can only be ascertained after the FSL report.

“This can be ascertained only after the FSL report is out.”