The intended target and a worker were seriously injured in the blast.
Three people have been arrested from Assam in connection with a blast at an under-construction building in Bengaluru’s Pulakeshinagar locality, police said, adding that the explosion was part of a murder plot linked to a family dispute.
The third remained unidentified. Allauddin’s coworker, Suraj, instead opened the parcel, triggering the explosion. The police did not disclose the composition of the explosive device, the specific materials allegedly used to manufacture it, or whether all components had been recovered. The three accused were produced in court, and police obtained custody for detailed interrogation.
In a statement on Sunday, the Bengaluru police commissioner’s officer identified two of the accused as Bhurhan Ahmad Burbhuiyya, 20, and Jahidull Hussain Burbhuiyya, 27. The three were caught on Saturday after a 72-hour operation involving 10 special teams. Police said that the blast on October 20 was an outcome of an experiment to make an improvised explosive device (IED) allegedly concealed inside a torch battery and left in a package at a petty shop near the under-construction building on Jeremiah Road, intending Allauddin to collect it.
Investigators said that the prime accused, Burbhuiyya, conspired with two childhood friends to kill his cousin Allauddin over disputes involving land, money, and the cancellation of his sister’s marriage. All four of them are from Dhinanathpur village in Assam, police said.
