Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram Cafe Reopens 8 Days After IED Blast, Tight Security in Place – VIEW
Rameshwaram Café in Bengaluru reopened its doors to customers on Saturday morning, almost eight days after an explosion that injured at least 10 people.
Bangalore: The Rameshwaram Café in Karnataka’s Bengaluru reopened its doors to customers on Saturday morning, a significant moment almost eight days after a tragic explosion that injured at least 10 people. The incident, which happened on March 1 during the busy lunch hour at the cafe in the Whitefield area, had shocked the community. However, the cafe’s resilience and spirit were evident as it welcomed customers.
The reopening of the famous café was accompanied by strict security measures, reflecting the priority given to customer safety. As customers queued outside the outlet, the cafe’s co-founder Raghavendra Rao and the entire staff gathered for a moving moment of unity by singing the national anthem. Before its reopening, the café underwent extensive renovations to ensure a safer environment for its customers.
#WATCH | Bengaluru, Karnataka: Checking customers at Rameshwaram cafe.
The cafe reopened to people eight days after the explosion. pic.twitter.com/kwclTU4ksE
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“We are taking all safety measures to prevent such incidents in the future. We are strengthening our security team and are also trying to get a panel of ex-servicemen to train our security guards,” said Raghavendra Rao while speaking to ANI.
Talking to reporters, Divya Raghavendra Rao, co-founder of Rameshwaram Cafe, said that “hoteliers cannot stoop to a level where their hands can feed the people”. “Our aim is to take the Indian, and especially South Indian, dish to the global level. This (incident) cannot shake the courage of Indian culture, it cannot shake the spirit of true Indians. The response to the attempted disruption will be given when the cafe reopens to customers on Saturday morning (6am),” she said.
“We started our journey with a cart in 2012. After the war there is peace, revolution and change. The incident has made us strong. Our 1,500 employees become ‘guardians’. Metal detectors have been installed at cafes. There will be plainclothes supervisors to keep an eye on things,” she added.
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