Pune blast: Four taken into custody in Hampi

Written By DNA Web Team | Updated:

A police team from Pune detained the youths, engaged in selling artefacts, at Virapura Gadde locality yesterday, police sources said.

Four Kashmiri youths have been taken into custody from nearby Hampi in connection with the bomb blast in Pune that claimed 11 lives. 

A police team from Pune detained the youths, engaged in selling artefacts, at Virapura Gadde locality yesterday, police sources said today.

The sources said a search was on for three more persons in connection with the blast, but refused to give details.

Over 40 hotels catering to foreign tourists visiting the heritage town are located in Virapura Gadde.

Many foreign tourists staying in hotels in Virapuram Gadde have started moving to hotels in other areas of Hampi due to concerns about their safety in the wake of the Pune blasts, they said.