Overview
- Two construction workers, identified as Suraj and Allauddin, were seriously injured in an explosion on the fourth floor of an under-construction building in Pulakeshinagar and were taken to Bowring Hospital with reports of a lost finger/hand and a severe eye injury.
- Police say personnel from the Anti-Terrorism Squad, Internal Security Division and the bomb squad inspected the scene and collected items that have been sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory for analysis.
- Preliminary accounts from officials and witnesses say a bag containing a battery-like object was opened before the blast and that a battery may have been switched on, but authorities emphasize the cause is not yet established.
- Pulakeshinagar police have registered a suo motu case, questioned the building owner and notified national security contacts as senior officers visited the site and urged the public to avoid speculation until FSL results arrive.
- Beyond the immediate injuries to two workers, investigators will check for links to previous Bengaluru explosions and the forensic findings could determine whether the probe becomes a criminal investigation or a terrorism-related inquiry.