Bengaluru police identify 2 more linked to Pulakeshinagar suspected IED
Bengaluru police have identified two more individuals linked to the suspected IED blast in Pulakeshinagar. The pair reportedly helped gather materials for the suspected device.
Two workers, Allauddin from Assam and Suraj from Uttar Pradesh, were hurt in the explosion and one of the two injured persons is being questioned by police.
Case registered under Explosive Substances Act
A case has been registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Explosive Substances Act, dealing with causing an explosion likely to endanger life or property and possessing explosive substances under suspicious circumstances.
Investigators found wires at the scene, making an IED likely, though they are still waiting on forensic results.
Police are also checking the backgrounds of the injured workers with help from Assam and Uttar Pradesh authorities, but so far, neither has a criminal record in Karnataka.
A National Investigation Agency officer is now assisting with the probe.