Bengaluru Blast News Live Updates: CCTV footage is being scanned to check if there was any suspicious movement in and around Rameswaram Cafe in Whitefield, where the blast took place, officials said.
Bengaluru Rameshwaram Cafe Blast Live Updates: At least 9 people have been injured after an explosion at Rameshwaram cafe in Bengaluru’s Whitefield area on Friday, Karnataka Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara confirmed. Ruling out a gas leak as the cause, CM Siddaramaiah said the CCTV footage has revealed that a “man was seen keeping a bag in the cafe.” “It is not a high-intensity blast but an improvised one,” he added speaking to the reporters at the site. The injured, including the hotel staff, have been shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The explosion at the bustling cafe, located in east Bengaluru, occurred around 1 pm during the busy lunch hour when crowds from nearby offices generally line up. “At 1.08 pm today, the fire department received a call about LPG leakage fire in the cafe. When our officers and teams reached the spot, there was no fire or flame. A bag which was lying behind a woman who was sitting with six other customers at the eatery exploded. It is suspected that the explosion could have been caused due to some object in that bag,” TN Shivashankar, Director of Karnataka State Fire and Emergency Services department told PTI.
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Meanwhile, forensic teams are trying to ascertain the actual cause of the explosion. Those injured have been shifted to different hospitals for treatment. Among them were two staff and seven customers, officials said. A bomb disposal squad and forensic teams are at the spot to ascertain the actual cause of the blast as police now suspect that a bag with an object inside exploded.
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First uploaded on: 01-03-2024 at 14:34 IST
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