Thursday, December 29 2005 10:13 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Bangalore: The massive manhunt for the perpetrators of the terror attack on Indian Institute of Science (IISc) campus has been intensified, as a high-level meeting would take stock of the security situation today (Dec 29, 2005).

Last evening's daring strike has unnerved the city which has earned the reputation of being the country's technology hub housing some of the top software firms which have now been asked to tighten security.

Special teams have been formed, and a vigorous combing operation is on.

The Chief Minister N Dharam Singh has convened an emergency meeting to review the security scene in Bangalore, home to the likes of Bharat Electronics Limited and Indian Space Research Organisation, to be attended by top Home Department and Police officials.

According to the initial account given by security guards and eye witnesses, a lone gunman entered the premises of IISc and started firing indiscriminately on delegates who were coming out of J N Tata Auditorium, venue of an international conference on Operations Research Applications in infrastructure development.

Prof. M C Puri, retired professor IIT Delhi, succumbed to bullet injuries.

"The gunman fired recklessly," an eyewitness said. An AK-47 rifle, three magazines, 11 spent cartridges and an unexploded hand-grenade were recovered from the scene.

Sources in M S Ramaiah Memorial Hospital and Mallige hospital where four injured, including Prof. Vijay Chandru, part of the team that developed hand-held computer 'Simputer' were rushed, said they are out of danger.