A Terror Story

Bangalore – the silicon valley of India which has attracted people from different parts of India for jobs and has an important role to play in the economic growth of India. A city which has been overcrowded with the youth population and Bangalore has been warm enough to welcome everyone. This is a story based on this city of Bangalore.

It was the time of Diwali; the festival of lights which is celebrated on a grand scale in North India. Diwali celebrations start with Dhanteras when people buy new things for their house and it is a good day for people who are in the gold business. The second day is choti diwali when people lit 5 Yam ka diyas infront of their houses all night. The third day is the main festival when the entire city is lighted with diyas; everyone wears new dresses; young children burst crackers; neighbors gather together to celebrate the festival. The fourth day is padwa which is an important day for married couples. The fifth and the last day of diwali celebration is bhai duj which celebrates the spirit of love which is shared between brothers and sisters.

People working in Bangalore were going to their homes during the festival of diwali so that they could celebrate this festival with their families. There was huge rush on the Bangalore and Yeshwantpur railway stations; airports also saw huge crowds and almost every airline was completely booked. There were long queues at the check-in counter where people were collecting their boarding pass; some people were sitting at the Café Coffee Day center; some were busy over the phone; some had proceeded for security check after collecting their boarding pass.

The entire airport could see people busy in something or the other and suddenly there was a loud noise. There was a blast at the area where check-in luggage is scanned and as everyone started rushing towards that area there was another blast at one of the queues in the check-in counter. The airport police rushed towards the blast site immediately; there was an environment of shock among the people who were present at the airport; people were speechless and they were not aware about how to react. The area of blast was immediately sealed by the airport police and the police started collecting any possible evidence which they could get from the site.

High alert was raised in every airport in India and a thorough scanning of people started. The casualties and victims of the blast were immediately shifted to hospitals; the job of identifying the identities of people began. It was a sad day for Bangalore as almost 50 people lost their lives in the blast and around 20 people were injured. Blood, burnt bodies, destroyed faces was what could be seen at the blast site. However the police officials had to keep their emotions aside and work together to find out any small evidence which could lead to the culprit. After every individual and their luggage was scanned thoroughly the flight departure and boarding process resumed back again.

The CCTV scanning began and police started finding out the source for the twin blasts which took place at the airport. The luggage which had blasted near the scanner was identified; there were few officials and workers working at the scanner who lost their lives. Now with the luggage police started identifying the person who had checked in the luggage. The face which they saw on the CCTV was of a young lady who had blasted herself and in the process killed 50 people. The investigation and search for the person responsible for blast began.

Link to the second part: http://richaritwika.blogspot.in/2014/05/the-investigation.html