Click to play videoBangalore: Just a day after nine low-intensity bomb blasts rocked Bangalore, a live bomb was found near Forum Mall in the Koramangala area on Saturday morning.
Bomb experts of the National Security Guards along with bomb disposal squad of the state immediately rushed to the spot. It was found that the "bucket-shaped" object contained a micro-chip, detonators and explosives with oil.
The bomb was "identical" to the ones used in Friday's serial explosions in the city, Bidari said. The area was cordoned off till the bomb experts de-activated the bomb.
He added that an eyewitness, Mahesh, informed the police about a young man keeping the bomb and running away.
"We got information that a man wearing red t-shirt placed a bucket with a bomb on the footpath," said Bidari.
"He saw a man running and the people said that it was a bomb. Out of curiosity he went and kicked the polyethylene bag and the he was convinced that it was a bomb. So he raised alarm and called the police," the officer said.
An intensive search operation has been launched to track the man. Police are exploring and pursuing all the leads, the Commissioner said and also announced a reward for anyone giving information about the suspects.
A special team under Joint Commissioner of Police, Gopal Hosur, is on the job to uncover the plot.
(With inputs from PTI)
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