"Mom Called, Stepped Away": Bengaluru Techie On Escaping Cafe Blast Unhurt

Kumar Alankrit had stepped out to receive his mother's phone call, only a few seconds before a loud blast rocked the Rameshwaram cafe in Bengaluru.

Kumar Alankrit, a Bengaluru-based engineer, escaped the Rameshwaram cafe blast unhurt yesterday. He had stepped out to receive his mother's phone call, only a few seconds before a loud explosion rocked the eatery known for its South Indian cuisines.

Speaking to NDTV on Saturday, Mr Kumar said that he was meters away from the outlet in Whitefield where the low-intensity bomb explosion left 10 people injured."Mother is a God. It was proven yesterday," he told NDTV as he spoke about his narrow escape.

Mr Kumar, who is from Patna, said that his office is close to the Rameshwaram cafe and he had gone there to have lunch.