A team of officials from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrived in Mysuru on Tuesday and visited the toilet in the court complex, which witnessed an explosion on Monday evening. Police sources said the three-member team included a scientist and the investigation will include chemical analysis of the materials used in the explosion.
Sources also clarified that no gelatin sticks were recovered from the site of explosion. Investigations so far have indicated towards a pressure cooker blast using gun powder.
Meanwhile, teams of police officials from Kerala and Telangana too visited the toilet complex on the court premises to ascertain if the explosion had any similiarities with the blasts in their respective States, police said.
Earlier in the day, Director-General of Police, Internal Security Division, Neelamani P. Raju, inspected the toilet complex. She was accompanied by senior officials of the Mysuru City Police including Commissioner B. Dayananda.
Barricades
Security personnel had barricaded the area around the toilet complex. A team of bomb disposal and detection squad with sniffer dogs not only scoured parts of the court premises, but also the adjoining road, pavement and the Chamarajapuram railway station.
The police installed a door frame metal detector at the main entrance of the court complex and closed the second one on Tuesday morning. Hand-held metal detectors were also in place at the main entrance while police personnel frisked the visitors before allowing them inside.
Protest by advocates
Meanwhile, advocates boycotted court work demanding tighter security on the court premises, including installation of CCTV cameras. The Advocates Association of Mysuru met and took the decision.
