A National Investigation Agency (NIA) team is reportedly on its way to a spot on the outskirts of Bengaluru where a suspicious package containing two gelatin bars was found just before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on Sunday.
The NIA will assist the local police in investigating the matter, news agency ANI reported.
“A National Investigation Agency (NIA) team is heading to the spot where a suspicious package containing two gelatin sticks was found on the outskirts of Bengaluru, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s convoy was supposed to pass on Sunday. The NIA will assist the local police in the investigation,” officials told ANI.
The site lies along the route that was to be used by Prime Minister Modi’s convoy.
what exactly happened
According to the local police, the package containing two gelatin sticks was found nearly km from the NICE Road junction near Thathaguni, Kaggalipura on Sunday morning, nearly one-and-a-half hours before the Prime Minister’s visit, the report added.
A security alert was subsequently triggered in Bengaluru.
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Central Range, Bengaluru, said gelatin sticks were found near a footpath in the city during security checks ahead of the Prime Minister’s arrival.
Investigators found that a police constable, who was part of an area containment exercise and was conducting anti-sabotage checks, found the package approximately 25 feet from the road near the wall.
Soon after the information, the dominating area team reached the spot and found two gelatin sticks. The sticks were immediately retrieved and the area secured.
No suspects have been arrested so far, an investigation has been launched and special teams have been formed to track down the suspects.
“A serious failure of the state government…”
Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra on Sunday slammed the Congress party after two gelatin sticks were found in Bengaluru near where Prime Minister Modi was expected to visit. He said this is not just a security flaw, but also a failure of Congress.
Vijayendra wrote on X, “Under Congress rule, law, order and security in the state has completely broken down. Moreover, the exposure of gelatin sticks right on the route intended for the visit of the Prime Minister of the country to the capital Bengaluru is not only a serious security lapse but an inexcusable and grave failure of the state of @INCKarnataka” for law and order, which is responsible for law and order.
He also demanded that the Karnataka government conduct a thorough investigation to identify and punish the miscreants while taking strict action against negligent officials.
“There should be no room for even the slightest delay in providing maximum security to the honorable Prime Minister of the country. I request the state government to approach this sensitive and serious issue with the seriousness it deserves, conduct a thorough investigation without delay, identify and punish the culprits behind the act and not only that, but also take stern action against the negligent officials,” he said.
