2010 Bangalore stadium bombing

2010 terrorist incident in Bangalore, India September 2014 September 2014 2010 Bangalore stadium bombing M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore, Karnataka, India 17 April 2010 15:15 and 15:30 UTC+5:30 Bombings 15 Indian Mujahideen 14 3 7 years imprisonment (for 3 facilitators) 3 time-triggered IEDs 2010 Bangalore stadium bombing occurred on 17 April 2010 in M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India before a 2010 Indian Premier League match between the Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians.Incident Summary for GTDID: 201004170010 https://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/search/IncidentSummary.aspx?gtdid=201004170010 2022-08-20 Global Terrorism Database Two bombs exploded around a heavily packed cricket stadium, in which fifteen people were injured. A third bomb was defused outside the stadium. According to the Bangalore City Police, the blasts were caused by low-intensity crude bombs made of powergel, which is used in quarrying, and were triggered by timers.Ten wounded in Bangalore cricket stadium blast http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-47776820100417 29 May 2012 Reuters 17 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110615181349/http://in.reuters.com/article/2010/04/17/idINIndia-47776820100417 15 June 2011 dead On 18 April, two more bombs were located near the stadium during search operations. Yasin Bhatkal of the Indian Mujahideen is the prime accused in the case, among 14 others, 7 of whom have been apprehended. Another of the accused, Mohammad Qateel Siddiqui, also of the Indian Mujahideen, was killed by inmates at the Yerawada Central Jail for his alleged involvement in the attack.2018-07-09 3 Get 7 Years in Jail in 2010 Chinnaswamy Stadium Bomb Blast Case https://www.news18.com/news/india/3-get-7-years-in-jail-in-2010-chinnaswamy-stadium-bomb-blast-case-1806271.html 2022-08-20 News18 en In July 2018, a National Investigation Agency special court convicted and sentenced 3 of the 14 accused, Gowhar Aziz Khomani, Kamaal Hasan, and Mohammad Kafeel Akhtar (all from Bihar), to seven years in jail after they pleaded guilty. They had conspired and facilitated the terrorists who then prepared and planted the explosives. Background Bengaluru is the information technology hub of India, with more than 40% of the country's IT and software industry based there. In July 2008, Bangalore had suffered serial blasts.Ravindran Nirmala Sen Swagata Agencies Bangalore 2007-07-25 Terror strikes Bangalore; two killed, 12 injured in nine blast http://www.itgo.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&issueid=&id=7025&sectionid=5&secid=28&Itemid=1 https://web.archive.org/web/20081201024744/http://www.itgo.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&issueid=&id=7025&sectionid=5&secid=28&Itemid=1 2008-12-01 2026-06-23 www.itgo.in India had also suffered from a series of blasts in Jaipur, in May 2008. The bombings The stadium was filled with spectators watching a popular cricket tournament. An hour before the start of the match, two bombs exploded and a third bomb was found and defused outside the stadium. According to witnesses, there was a loud sound and people started running. After the bomb blast, police secured the area and the Twenty20 cricket match between the home team, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Mumbai Indians, started an hour late, at 17:00 IST. Casualties Initial reports indicated that ten people had been injured. The number of injured later increased to fifteen, including five security men. Investigations Preliminary investigations soon after the event showed that a timer device had been used for the bombings. The police commissioner of Bangalore, Shankar Bidari, said that it was a "minor bomb blast" and that investigations were "in full swing" to find out who was responsible. Abdul Naseer Madani In August 2010, People's Democratic Party chairman Abdul Naseer Madani admitted involvement in the bombing. Karnataka home minister VS Acharya said that there was "an indirect involvement in a blast outside Chinnaswamy stadium," that a clearer picture would emerge in a couple of days, and that "more arrests are likely and inquiry may reveal more names." Madani was arrested on 17 August in Kollam in connection with the 2008 Bangalore serial blasts case.Madani involved in Bangalore stadium blast http://ibnlive.in.com/news/madani-behind-bangalore-stadium-blast-ktaka/129495-3.html 29 May 2012 CNN-IBN 24 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101211173928/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/madani-behind-bangalore-stadium-blast-ktaka/129495-3.html 11 December 2010 dead Impact The Bangalore stadium blasts necessitated the shifting of two Indian Premier League matches from Bangalore to Mumbai.Madani admits to role in Bangalore stadium blasts http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-24/india/28323301_1_low-intensity-explosions-bomb-blasts-cricket-stadium 29 May 2012 The Times of India 24 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20130629173816/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-08-24/india/28323301_1_low-intensity-explosions-bomb-blasts-cricket-stadium 29 June 2013 dead See also List of terrorist incidents, 2010 Allegations of state terrorism committed by Pakistan References 30em External links Incident Summary at the Global Terrorism Database 12 58 43.7 N 77 35 58.4 E type:landmark title Category:Terrorist incidents in India in 2010 Category:2010s in Bengaluru Category:Religiously motivated violence in India Category:Building bombings in India Category:Manmohan Singh administration Category:Crime in Bengaluru Category:Islamic terrorist incidents in 2010 Category:Indian Mujahideen attacks Category:Anti-Hindu violence in India Category:Attacks on sports venues Category:Stadium bombings Category:2010 building bombings Category:April 2010 crimes in Asia Category:2010 in Indian cricket Category:April 2010 sports events in Asia Category:April 2010 in India