Rameshwaram Cafe Bangalore explosion was a bomb blast, confirmed Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah.
Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday confirmed that the Rameshwaram Cafe Banagalore blast was caused by a low-intensity improvised explosive device.
The confirmation came hours after the blast at the popular cafe at the heart of Bengaluru sent a shockwave to the IT capital of India. Siddaramaiah confirmed that the device was kept inside the bag of a customer.
Security officials and others at the Rameshwaram Cafe Bangalore first suspected the fire to caused by a cylinder explosion, in Bengaluru, Friday, March 1, 2024.
This is not the case as has been determined, as at least five persons sustained injuries in the incident.
Siddaramaiah spoke to the reporters in Mysuru and said after noon, somebody kept a bag at the cafe which exploded injuring some people. ‘We are examining the CCTV footage. It was an explosive blast. We don’t know who has done it. The police are at the spot. I have asked the home minister to review the situation,’ Siddaramaiah said.
The chief minister said it was not a high explosive but an improvised blast.