Pulikeshi Nagar blast: Personal grudge, YouTube videos, WhatsApp group and an IED
Police have arrested three individuals in connection with an IED blast in Pulikeshi Nagar, Bengaluru, identifying a personal grudge as the primary motive. The investigation revealed that the suspects used online tutorials and social media coordination to plan and execute the attack.
Why it matters
The case highlights the risks of radicalization and the accessibility of bomb-making information via digital platforms.
Pulikeshi Nagar blast: Personal grudge, YouTube videos, WhatsApp group and an IED left Police personnel at the under-construction building on Jeremiah Road in east Bengaluru, where an IED blast was triggered on Tuesday. File photo File photo https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/68ifkl/article71624151.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/Two-more-on-polGNOGMSOKU.3.jpg.jpg ALLEN EGENUSE J BENGALURU KARNATAKA 22/10/2026: Police personnel at the underconstruction building on Jeremiah Road in east Bengaluru where a suspected IED blast was triggered on Tuesday. PHOTO: ALLEN EGENUSE J / The Hindu Bengaluru Zahidul Hussain Barbhuiya, 27, a salesman at a bakery in Jayanagar, Bengaluru, and the nephew of Allauddin, one of the persons injured in the IED blast in Pulikeshi Nagar on October 20, has emerged as the kingpin in the case. Zahidul was related to Allauddin and allegedly harboured resentment towards him over property and financial disputes in their native village.
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