Bangalore was rocked by a major terrorist attack in December, 2005 when extremists opened fire in the famous Indian Institute of Science complex in which a Delhi IIT professor lost his life.

There were also bomb blasts in other areas like Panthrapalya, Audugodi and Vittal Mallya Road within minutes of each other from the first blast at around 13:30 hours.

Bangalore's Police Commissioner Shankar Bidari appealed to the people of the city to maintain calm after the bomb blasts and carry on with their normal life as police have been put on alert throughout the city.

He said timer device has been used in some of the blasts and explosives in quantity equivalent to one or two handgrenades have been used in some others.

Bidari termed it as an "act of miscreants" trying to disturb peace in Bangalore and appeared pre-planned.

"We will get to the criminals and arrest them," he said.

Bomb disposal squads and forensic experts have rushed to the spot for investigations.

Home ministry closely monitoring situation in Bangalore

The Union Home Ministry is closely monitoring the situation in Bangalore in the wake of Friday’s serial blasts, which killed one person and injured some others.

Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta and other senior officials are in constant touch with Karnataka government officials, a ministry spokesman said.

"A senior Home Ministry official is closely monitoring the situation," he said.

Meanwhile, Home Minister Shivraj Patil condemned the blasts in eastern parts of Bangalore and offered all assistance to the Karnataka government to deal with the situation.

Source: By DDNEWS