Bengaluru, July 24 -- In an important development, it has been discovered that the explosives found in the toilet of a BMTC bus stand in Bengaluru on Wednesday came ahead of a high-profile event which top state leaders were set to attend, The Times of India reported.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar were expected to unveil a new name for a bus station, before which authorities made a startling discovery that rattled the city, finding six sticks of gelatin.

The discovery happened on Wednesday afternoon, when staff at a bus terminal in KR Market - situated extremely close to the upcoming event's location - came across a bag abandoned inside a restroom. Inside, six sticks of gelatin and detonators were fou...