The Hindu reports: In what could be dubbed as a security breach during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bengaluru on Sunday (May 10, 2026), police recovered a packet with two gelatin sticks abandoned along the PM convoy route, minutes before it passed to reach the Art of Living Ashram. Modi is in the city to attend the 45th anniversary celebrations of The Art of Living Foundation and the 70th birthday event of its founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. Modi travelled from HAL Airport to a temporary helipad in Bengaluru South District and travelled to the Ashram by car.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacks Congress on ‘betrayal of allies’Gelatin sticks were found in a box along this route near Vaderahalli Gate. Police and local administration had cleared a few petty shops near the location, sources said. Srinivas Gowda, SP, Bengaluru South District, said a constable and anti-sabotage check team found a suspicious packet around 20 feet away from the road during an area domination exercise.
Background
Threat callPolice have also detained a suspect who made a call to the police control room at around 7:30 a.m. on Sunday (May 10, 2026) threatening to trigger explosions near HAL Airport and the Art of Living premises during the Prime Minister’s visit.This triggered an intensive check at both locations by multiple agencies. While nothing was found near HAL Airport, where the PM landed from Delhi, police recovered an abandoned packet with two gelatin sticks near Vaderahalli Gate, near the Art of Living Ashram at around 10:30 am.
Key facts
- Modi is in the city to attend the 45th anniversary celebrations of The Art of Living Foundation and the 70th birthday event of its founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
- Modi travelled from HAL Airport to a temporary helipad in Bengaluru South District and travelled to the Ashram by car.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacks Congress on ‘betrayal of allies’Gelatin sticks were found in a box along this route near Vaderahalli Gate.
What this means
Modi reached the venue by around 11 a.m. Inauguration of Dhyan Mandir at Art of Living: PM Modi stresses on mental wellbeingHowever, police said the suspect, Lohith, 40, now detained from his house in Koramangala, may not have abandoned the bag with gelatin sticks near the Ashram. He may have not visited Tataguni, sources said.
Kaggalipura Police have registered a separate case and are probing the source of the gelatin sticks. The suspect detained in Koramangala, who made the threat call, is suspected to be mentally unstable. He has a history of making similar hoax threat calls during earlier VVIP visits to the city as well, police said.
Originally reported by The Hindu. This story has been edited and re-presented by BRIC Team.
