Cheif Minister Yeddyurappa will inform the Government policy on security plans for Karnataka on Monday in the State assembly.He has not yet given any details of the probe into Friday’s blast as the assembly is in session.
On Sunday, Yeddyurappa held a series of meetings with senior civil and police officials on the steps being taken to prevent the recurrence of Friday’s incidents.
The serial blasts in Ahmedabad on Saturday and seizure of nearly eight kilograms of explosive in Channapatna, about 70 km from Bangalore, where a minor blast had taken place Thursday, have eightened anxiety among the people in the state.
The explosives were in a chest found on a roadside in Channapatna town, state Director General of Police R Sri Kumar said Sunday evening. They appear to be similar to the ones used in Friday blasts in Bangalore.
Thursday’s blast in Channapatna had not caused any damage, Inspector General of Police said.