Pulikeshi Nagar blast: Personal grudge, YouTube videos, WhatsApp group and an IED
Police said three men from Assam were arrested after 1,500 CCTV feeds and 100 witness interviews linked the blast to a family dispute.
- On Sunday, Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh announced the arrest of three childhood friends from Assam in connection with Tuesday's improvised explosive device blast in Pulakeshinagar.
- Investigators identified the motive as personal rivalry between security guard Alauddin and his nephew Jahidul Hussain Burbhuiyya, stemming from land disputes and a recently cancelled marriage.
- Bhurhan Ahmad Burbhuiyya allegedly assembled the device, which injured Alauddin and painter Suraj Kumar when it detonated; police solved the case within 72 hours after questioning more than 100 people and reviewing over 1,500 CCTV recordings.
- All three accused, including Sajidul Lashkar, have been remanded to police custody, and Commissioner Singh stated the investigation continues to confirm the precise sequence of events and individual roles.
- Addressing security gaps, police will conduct an audit of CCTV cameras across Bengaluru and consider invoking public-safety provisions to ensure surveillance equipment in commercial establishments remains operational.
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Pulikeshi Nagar blast: Personal grudge, YouTube videos, WhatsApp group and an IED
Zahidul Hussain Barbhuiya, 27, a salesman at a bakery in Jayanagar, Bengaluru, and the nephew of Allauddin, one of the persons injured in the IED blast in Pulikeshi Nagar on October 20, has emerged as the kingpin in the case.
Pulakeshinagar Blast: Bengaluru Police Arrests 3 People, Rules out Terror Angle
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Bengaluru City Police have arrested three persons in connection with the bomb blast that took place in an under-construction house within the Pulakeshinagar police station limits last week, confirming that the incident was the outcome of personal rivalry, ruling out any terror angle. India News | Pulakeshinagar Blast: Bengaluru Police Arrests 3 People, Rules out Terror Angle.
Blast at Pulakeshinagar an outcome of personal rivalry, not terror attack: Police
Bengaluru, Oct 25 (PTI) The blast at an under-construction building in Pulakeshinagar here was the result of personal rivalry and not a terror attack, Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh said on Sunday. Two people were injured in the explosion that took place on October 20 at an under-construction building here. Speculation were rife that the […]
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