Forgotten toolkit trunk createspanic at Bengaluru Metro station
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Bengaluru: A metal truck forgotten by a passenger created panic at KR Pura Metro station, leading to the arrival of a bomb detection squad, fire personnel and an ambulance. The heightened anxiety lasted for about 30 minutes till the anti-climax when the passenger returned to the station claiming the trunk, which contained toolkits.
The high drama began around 4pm when Metro security staff alerted police about the trunk - large enough to create a scare - they thought was abandoned. Cops managed to get commuters away from the spot and prevented the students of an adjacent school from entering the station.
However, before the arrival of the bomb detection and disposal squad (BDDS), a man reached the Metro station to claim the trunk. He identified himself as Manjunath Jadav, an employee of HAL's aircraft division, and told police that he had forgotten the trunk on his way back to Bengaluru after a training stint in Haryana.
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Jadav said he was carrying three pieces of luggage while travelling by Metro and forgot the trunk containing toolkits used for maintaining aircraft. He realised it was missing just before reaching his staff quarters.
A senior police officer said, "We rushed to the spot and cordoned off the area. We found the trunk was made of metal. So, metal detectors could not be used (to scan it). We alerted the fire and emergency service, ambulance, and the BDDS squad.
A water tanker and ambulance reached the premises. Before BDDS reached the spot by 4.30 pm, a man walked to us and claimed the trunk."
Police examined Jadav's claim and checked on his ID card, and then made him open the trunk after taking precautionary measures. He was allowed to take the trunk away only after police confirmed that it contained maintenance toolkits.
The situation at the Metro station became normal within 30 minutes.
City police are on a high alert due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Aug 10 visit to inaugurate the Namma Metro Yellow Line.
"We request the public not to panic if they find anything suspicious and immediately alert the police helpline 112," the officer added.
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