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As many as 10 people were left injured after an explosion took place at Bengaluru's popular Rameshwaram cafe on Friday.

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The city of Bengaluru is still reviving from the blast that rocked the famous Rameshwaram Café on Friday. At least 10 people got injured in the incident. According to the recent updates, the cafe will start the business on March 8 again. The place is among of the famous food joints and popular hangout place which is usually crowded during lunch hours.

Blast similar to Mangalore Blast

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara while speaking to the media, stated that as per preliminary investigation, the technique and materials used for the blast at Rameshwaram Cafe were similar to the one used in the Mangalore blast. Eight teams have been formed to investigate the matter.

Karnataka Police at the site after CM intervened

An investigation was conducted by Karnataka Police on Sunday morning at the explosion site after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday directed the officials to use all possible technology to investigate the matter. Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah visited Brookfield Hospital to meet those injured in the Rameshwaram Cafe blast. He reiterated that the complete truth regarding the Rameshwaram Cafe incident has to come out.

Here’s what the co-founder said

The co-founder and CEO of the Rameshwaram Cafe, Raghavendra Rao, while addressing the media on Saturday urged both the Union government and the state government to ensure that such incidents do not happen in the future and called for strict action.
"I request the government of Karnataka and India to make sure that this incident should not happen anywhere in India," Raghavendra said while extending his solidarity with the people and staff who were injured in the incident.

500 mobile numbers under scanner

According to the sources, the police are trying to trace the link between the blast and the mobile phone that the suspect was using. Reportedly, 500 mobile numbers were active in the area at the time of the incident. 

Rameshwaram Café to reopen on March 8

Extending its deepest gratitude for the overwhelming support following the recent unfortunate incident at Rameshwaram Cafe in the Brookfield area, the cafe through its official X handle announced that the business will reopen on March 8.