Popular eatery joint The Rameshwaram cafe, hit the headlines after a bomb blast took place, Leaving almost nine injured. Check out the deets inside.
The Rameshwaram cafe in Bengaluru which is often frequented by celebrities, witnessed a blast on Friday, 1 March. Reports say nine people were injured in the blast. The Chief Minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah, said it happened at a well-known restaurant called Kundalahalli. The explosion was caught on camera. At first, the police were unaware of the reason behind the explosion. But later, they found out it was a bomb.
After the blast occurred the National Investigation Agency (NIA), a bomb squad, and a forensics team also came to investigate. The Chief Minister said it was an improvised explosive device (IED). Due to the incident a retired police officer and a politician from the BJP, Bhaskar Rao warned people to be careful in crowded places.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said “There’s information that around 12.30 pm, there was an explosion. And that there was a bag. The investigation is on… I am getting to know that it was an IED. The police have filed an FIR under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and Explosive Substances Act.
Rameshwaram Cafe founder Sri Nagaraj’s statement
Also, BJP’s Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya in a post on X, formerly Twitter, said that he had a word with the cafe owner about what could have caused the explosion that left nine people injured. He posted “Just spoke to Rameshwaram Cafe founder Sri Nagaraj about the blast in his restaurant. He informed me that the blast occurred because of a bag that was left by a customer and not any cylinder explosion. One of their employees is injured. It seems to be a clear case of a bomb blast” Let us tell you that according to the reports nine people that were injured were treated at Brookfield Hospital. And are out of danger now.
