Isro firing: Home ministry seeks report from Karnataka

Government today sought a report from the Karnataka government in the wake of the firing at a key Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) facility on the outskirts of Bangalore.

The ministry of home affairs has asked for the sequence of events in the incident which happened in the wee hours today when two persons were moving around in a suspicious manner near the Isro centre housing projects relating to space research.

Official sources confirmed that a report has been sought on the incident. The Central Industrial Security Force is entrusted with the security of the facility. A police complaint has already been lodged and investigation is on.