Suspicious object triggers panic at Bengaluru railway station

A "round metallic object", suspected to be a hand grenade, was found near a railway track inside the city railway station Friday, sending security personnel into a tizzy and leading to panic among travellers, police said.

As soon as the railway security control room reported that a round metallic object was found near the rolley path on platform number 1, the Railway Protection Force and senior railway officials swung into action and cordoned off the area, they said.

Panic prevailed at the Kempe Gowda railway station until the bomb disposal squad arrived and took possession of the object.

Additional Director General of Police (Railways) Alok Mohan said, "A round metallic object was found near the Railway track on platform number 1. The GRP (Government Railway Police) and the RPF rushed there to check the object."
Asked whether the object was a grenade, he said, "It is a round object. We have to see whether it is a metal or a plastic material."