bomb blast in rameshwaram cafe|Rameshwaram Cafe in Bangalore:Popular eatery joint The Rameshwaram cafe, often frequented by celebrities, witnessed a blast on Friday, 1 March. Reports say 4 people were injured. Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday confirmed that the Rameshwaram Cafe blast was caused by a low-intensity improvised explosive device.
At least 9 people have been injured after an explosion at Rameshwaram cafe in Bengaluru’s Whitefield area on Friday, Karnataka Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara confirmed. Ruling out a gas leak as the cause, CM Siddaramaiah said the CCTV footage has revealed that a “man was seen keeping a bag in the cafe.” “It is not a high-intensity blast but an improvised one,” he added speaking to the reporters at the site. The injured, including the hotel staff, have been shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Blast in Rameshwaram Cafe
The explosion at the bustling cafe, located in east Bengaluru, occurred around 1 pm during the busy lunch hour when crowds from nearby offices generally line up. “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.
Meanwhile, 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 with an object inside exploded.
CCTV FOOTAGE OF BLAST
India Today has accessed CCTV footage from Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram Cafe showing the moment when the blast rocked its premises. Servers milled around the counter before the blast turned the camera screen white as plumes of smoke went up.
Visuals from the site taken after the blast showed people running away from the cafe. The impact of the blast also tore their clothes and several people were seen with injuries.Siddaramaiah said CCTV footage showed a man keeping a bag inside the cafe. As per the sources, police told the Chief Minister that no more IED were found in the premises apart from the one in the bag.
Siddarmaiah said the man who placed the bag inside the cafe took a token from the cash counter. The cashier is being questioned, he added.