Click to play videoBangalore: Nine blasts in 15 minutes – the country's infotech capital, Bangalore, was struck by terror for the second time in two-and-a-half-years.
Fearing another attack, IT major Infosys beefed up its security arrangement and issued this statement: All our employees are safe and there has been no impact on our business operations. We have increased security on our campus.
Another IT major, Wipro, sent its employees home early on Friday. The company reiterated that its operations were unharmed. They said: Our employees are safe and our infrastructure are intact. We have asked our employees from Madiwala office to move out early.
But Bangaloreans are far from convinced. “Being the IT capital, you can’t say what will happen when,” a resident of the city said.
While another resident said, “I am asking my boss for an off tomorrow. We are very scared. I am still shaking.”
Meanwhile, for corporates in Bangalore, the blasts have come as a call for caution.
“We need to take this as a wake up call. We need advanced technology and our police force should be trained to use it more effectively,” CMD, Biocon, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw said.
But there is a more serious security threat that looms large for the IT companies, which have already battled the rupee depreciation, inflation and even an infrastructure crisis. However, this time it is one issue that they cannot afford to sweep under the carpet for too long.
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