Reportedly hours after a high alert was announced in Bengaluru after a man was seen on CCTV refusing to be frisked at the city’s Majestic Metro station, a commuter, who was also seen in the footage, came forward to the police accusing the media of branding him as a terrorist. Furthermore following a background check, the police have ruled out any threat from him, confirming he was a regular commuter.
Meanwhile the visuals circulated by the media showed a man wearing a white kurta with a black vest entering the security gate at Majestic (Nadaprabhu Kempegowda) Metro Station and being stopped by the security personnel. However, refused to be frisked by the security and left the station. Police are still on the lookout for the man in the black vest. Reportedly in the CCTV footage accessed by the police, a man named Riyas ahmed was also seen entering the Metro station just before the man in the black vest.
Moreover in his complaint, Riyas stated that he owns a small watch repair stall at the Majestic Bus Stand's subway. DCP West added “He said that he travels by metro every day and on May 6 too. He entered the metro station”. Previously City Police Commissioner T Suneel Kumar had addressed the press announcing four police teams were formed to trace the man in the black vest after the security staff at the metro station found his behavior ‘suspicious’. Perhaps CCTV visuals showed the red light go on when he walked past the metal detector.
