Bengaluru: A suspicious bag abandoned near an electric transformer put the city police on their toes after a resident alerted the cops suspecting it to be an explosive.
Following the incident, tension prevailed at the Cauvery Junction on the Kempegowda International Airport Road for more than two hours. A resident near the HDFC bank near Cauvery Junction noticed a suspicious bag kept next to a transformer. He altered the police at 11 am.
Immediately, the local Vyalikaval police rushed to the spot and alerted their higher ups about the bag. As a precautionary step, the police cordoned off 400 meters around the transformer and blocked vehicle movement. Further, electricity supply was disconnected in Sadashivanagar, Vyalikaval and surrounding areas.
Within a few minutes the sniffer dogs arrived at the spot but the dogs could not identify any explosive substance. Later, the staff of bomb disposal squad, with extreme precautions, opened the green jute bag to only find four glass jars wrapped in a Chinese paper. They opened the paper to find a liquid in the jars, which is suspected to be alcohol.
Around 1.30 pm, city Police Commissioner N. S. Megharikh told reporters that no explosive substance was found in the bag and the glass jars with liquid will be sent for examination. He also said that the vigil was stepped up across the city in the wake of the incident.
