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Bangalore, Oct 27 Vikas Soudha, the magnificent building built as an annexe to the Vidhana Soudha, the seat of power in Bangalore, was the target of two militants who were arrested in Mysore city last night, Karnataka Home Minister M P Prakash said today.
"The latest incident has brought to focus that the threat perception was more on the city for its brand name as IT capital and it is unfortunate that the state has to pay a price like this for its initiatives to boost development," Prakash told reporters here.
The documents seized from the arrested, including a laptop, showed that they had targeted Vikas Soudha, for which a lesser number of police personnel has been drafted for security, unlike the Vidhana Soudha, he said.
Questioning of the militants revealed that they planned to undertake activities targeted at destabilising the government and unleashing terror, he said, adding that one of the arrested had been trained in the manufacture of bombs.
The state had been receiving alerts from the Centre on the threat perception, particularly in the aftermath of the terror attack on Indian Institute of Science last year, Prakash said.
Refusing to reveal the steps the state has put in place, he said, "All necessary measures have been taken to ensure that militants do not create panic". |
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