4 low intensity blasts rocked in Pune on Wednesday evening injuring one person. The explosions were set off with pencil cell detonators placed in a plastic bag, a dust bin and on cycles at two location. Pune Police Commissioner Gulabrao Pol said it was a case of mischief and no terror act. The situation is under control and there is no need to panic. Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh said that it was a planned attack & terrorists role could not be rule out.
The first explosion occurred near Bala Gangadharva Rang Mandir, an auditorium on Junglee Maharaj Road Dayanand Patil, who was injured in the blast, was carrying a cake box kept in a plastic bag. An unconfirmed report stated that Mr. Patil was a member of social activist Anna Hazare's India Against Corruption Movement. The 2nd explosion occurred at McDonald's food store and then the 3rd & 4th blasts occurred at Dena Bank & Garware chowk.
The explosions occurred on a day the new appointed Union Home minister, Sushilkumar Shinde, was scheduled to visit the City.
The first explosion occurred near Bala Gangadharva Rang Mandir, an auditorium on Junglee Maharaj Road Dayanand Patil, who was injured in the blast, was carrying a cake box kept in a plastic bag. An unconfirmed report stated that Mr. Patil was a member of social activist Anna Hazare's India Against Corruption Movement. The 2nd explosion occurred at McDonald's food store and then the 3rd & 4th blasts occurred at Dena Bank & Garware chowk.
The explosions occurred on a day the new appointed Union Home minister, Sushilkumar Shinde, was scheduled to visit the City.
