Security Scare At Bengaluru Metro Station After Passenger With 'Suspicious Object' Refuses Frisking, Runs Away

Police in Bengaluru has launched a manhunt for a suspicious individual whose actions triggered a security scare at the Majestic Metro Station in Bengaluru on Monday night.

It all began with the unidentified man refusing to undergo a security check after the metal detector started beeping during his body scan.

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CCTV visuals from the metro station showed the man wearing white kurta-pajama entering the station. As he goes through the routine security scan the guard is seen inquiring about what is in his pocket that triggered the beep. The man lifts his kurta but shows nothing and swiftly walked away.

Deccan Herald quoting an unnamed source reported that the man had tried entering the metro station again, but went back after he was asked to open his bag. It also reported that a similar looking man had approached a housekeeping staff at the Metro Station asking if she would carry out something if paid for?

Following the incident, security has been stepped up across the metro system as the manhunt for the suspicious individual is still on.

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The security scare comes even as parts of South India are on a high alert following the Easter bombings in Sri Lanka last month.

There is no specific threat about possible terror attacks in the region.

Earlier days after the bombings in Sri Lanka a retired Armyman was arrested in Bengaluru after he made a hoax call to police claiming that there were 19 terrorists in? Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu planning multiple terror attacks targeting trains in eight states.