# 800 kg gelatin seized from Bengaluru construction site 2026-08-17T06:21:48+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Bellandur police have seized over 800 kg of gelatin from a construction site in Bhoganahalli, Bengaluru, after residents alleged the explosive was being used illegally for rock blasting at night. The site is being developed by Adarsh company, and a school is located nearby. Residents claimed the midnight blasts caused panic and endangered children. An FIR has been registered on a complaint from earthwork contractor Satish Naik. He alleges that in December 2025, Arun Kumar of Srinivasa Earth Movers had him remove rocks, then pressured him to use explosives. Naik says he refused and was removed from the job and threatened. The complaint names Srinivasa Earth Movers, site engineers, and Adarsh Developers directors. Police are investigating how the gelatin was procured, whether permits were obtained, and if blasting actually occurred. Further details are expected as the probe continues. ## Coverage - siasat.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Adarsh Developers, Bellandur Police, Bengaluru Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/800-kg-gelatin-seized-from-bengaluru-construction-site/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/800-kg-gelatin-seized-from-bengaluru-construction-site/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/