Today afternoon (July 25) at least seven low intensity bomb blasts took place in Bangalore (also Bengaluru), the Information Technology hub of India. These blasts happened within a span of one hour and left two person dead and nearly 20 others injured. However, police confirmed about a single death till now.
Today’s event reminded us about the Jaipur serial blasts in May 2008 where nearly eight bicycle strapped bombs ripped through crowded places, killing scores of people.
It seems that crude improvised explosive devices (use of readily available gelatin rods and neogel chemicals can’t be ruled out) were used to trigger these blasts in the city. The first bomb reportedly went off near the Madiwala Bus stop at 1:20 PM which was followed by six blasts at Kormangla, Adugudi, Nayandahalli, Mysore Road and Hosur Road (outskirts). Till now, no terror outfits have claimed responsibility, even as the needle of suspicion pointed at the Lashkar e Toiba- SIMI- Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islami combined.
Even though the blasts looked amateurish vis-à-vis Hyderabad and Jaipur serial blasts in the past, this time terrorists have only succeeded in spreading panic throughout the city and other metros. And they very well knew any strike in Bangalore could have rippling effect in the US and other western countries, as many business processing outsourcing units (e.g. Infosys and Wipro) and other MNCs (e.g. IBM) are located in the City.
As usual the investigating agencies will be probing the attacks, only to reach nowhere. The war of words will follow with claims and counter claims. It’s high time for Indian agencies to look inward and put the sloppy investigations filled with rhetoric at bay.
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