Six police officers, including a sub-inspector, have been suspended after explosive materials and crude electronic components were found along a highway designated for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's convoy.
The security breach occurred on May 10 near the Vaderahalli Gate in the Bengaluru South district, only hours before Modi was scheduled to travel the route to attend an official event.
A constable on high-security patrol spotted a suspicious cardboard box near Kuppareddy Lake, containing gelatin sticks wrapped in adhesive tape, batteries, wires, and a crude circuit-like assembly.
While initial assessments suggested the materials might have been discarded from a nearby quarry operation, the presence of electronic circuitry has escalated the matter into a wider multi-agency investigation.
Senior investigators noted that the combination of explosive substances and circuitry resembled components sometimes used in improvised explosive devices.
Specialists conducted an intensive security sweep of the entire corridor leading to the ashram before certifying the route safe for the prime minister's motorcade.
Disciplinary action followed a preliminary internal investigation into the security failure, with the Superintendent of Police for Bengaluru South formally suspending the sub-inspector, an assistant sub-inspector, and four constables assigned to the route.
