Cooker bomb used in Mangaluru blast could have blown up bus, NIA begins probe

The pressure cooker bomb used to blast an auto rickshaw in Mangaluru could have blown up a bus as well. This information came to light during the investigation on Tuesday. In this case, the police arrested two people on Monday. According to sources, the highly potent gel was packed in the pressure cooker. A detonator and a unit connecting the plus and minus wires were also attached to it. According to news agency IANS, during investigation it was found that the detonator failed due to the shutdown of the wiring unit. This caused the jail to catch fire and a low intensity explosion followed by thick smoke billowing out of the auto.

Preliminary investigation by forensic experts has revealed that if the cooker bomb had exploded with its full potential, the auto would have turned into a wreck damaging other vehicles on the road. There would have been loss of life and property as well.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has said that the NIA has started probing the connection of national or international terror groups to the blast. There is no doubt that we are being targeted. We are taking this seriously. Karnataka Police has so far arrested 18 people associated with the sleeper cell and suspected terrorists have been sent to Tihar Jail. Despite this, the terrorists are trying to control. Terrorists are carrying out such activities with the help of neighboring states. This is a matter of national security. He said that the original name, his connections and identity of the suspected terrorist caught in the Mangaluru blast case have been ascertained within 24 hours.