B'luru building blast suspected to be IED explosion; K'taka Minister urges caution

IANS | October 21, 2026 3:15 PM

Bengaluru, Oct 21 (IANS) The explosion at an under-construction building in Bengaluru’s Pulakeshinagar is suspected to have been caused by an improvised explosive device (IED), even as Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge on Wednesday urged people not to believe rumours and said the authorities would have to wait for laboratory reports to establish the cause.