Gelatin sticks found along PM Modi’s convoy, half hour before he passed by

In what could be dubbed as a security breach during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bengaluru on Sunday (May 10, 2026), the police recovered a packet with two gelatin sticks abandoned along the PM’s convoy route, minutes before it passed to reach the Art of Living Ashram.

Mr. Modi was in the city to attend the 45th anniversary celebrations of The Art of Living Foundation and the 70th birthday event of its founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. Mr. Modi travelled from HAL Airport to a temporary helipad in Bengaluru South district and travelled to the ashram by car.

Gelatin sticks were found in a box along this route near Vaderahalli Gate. The police and local administration had cleared a few petty shops near the location, sources said. R. Srinivas Gowda, SP, Bengaluru South, said a constable and the anti-sabotage check team found a suspicious packet around 20 feet away from the road during an area domination exercise.