Mysore/Mysuru, Dec. 27 -- Raising suspicions over the helium cylinder blast that occurred while a balloon was being filled near Jayamarthanda Gate of Mysore Palace on Thursday night, State BJP OBC Morcha President Raghu R. Kautilya said the incident has created fear among city residents.

Addressing a press conference at the BJP office in Chamarajapuram this morning, Raghu said a series of disturbing incidents in and around the Palace area over the past couple of months had caused concern among Mysureans. Recalling the kidnapping, rape and murder of a young balloon seller in the Palace vicinity a few months ago, he said such incidents had shaken public confidence.

Alleging that District In-charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa had taken t...