Bengaluru Blast: Sinister Plot Unveiled! CCTV Captures Man Planting Deadly Package In Rameshwaram Cafe

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has confirmed to reporters in Bengaluru that the blast at Rameshwaram Cafe was caused by a low-intensity improvised explosive device.

"We have got CCTV footage and officers are verifying it. We don't have any information about the involvement of any organisation. It's not heavy explosive. But it was improvised," the Karnataka CM said.

Siddaramaiah stated that CCTV footage revealed a man placing a bag inside the cafe. Initial reports indicated that an item within the bag detonated around 1 pm, he added.

He has also requested people not to politicize the issue.

After initial suspicions that the blast at the popular city eatery, which left at least nine people injured, occurred due to a gas leak, the fire department on Friday ruled out that possibility and said a bag was found at the spot. 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 at the eatery exploded.

NIA and IB officials have been informed, the DGP said. "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.

Karnataka DGP Alok Mohan, Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda and other senior officials are inspecting the premises, which has been cordoned off.

NIA and IB officials have been informed, the DGP said. "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.

It is not clear whose bag it was, he said.

Ruling out about the possibility of any gas cylinder leakage, the officer said, "I along with my team of officers inspected the spot. But there is no sign of any leakage from the gas cylinder. We have checked it. Another LPG gas cylinder inside the kitchen which was used for tea and coffee was also checked but there is no leakage from it as well. There is no sign of gas leakage from any cylinders at the spot as per our initial probe."