The Prime Minister met the Home Minister earlier today to review the situation arising out of the bomb blast that occurred in Pune yesterday. The Home Minister briefed the Prime Minister on his visit to Pune and on the state of investigations. The Prime Minister directed that the union and state governments should take coordinated and effective action to speedily investigate the matter so that the culprits responsible for this heinous act are identified and brought to justice at the earliest.

The Prime Minister expressed his deepest condolences and sympathies to the families of all those killed and injured in the incident and announced relief from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund of Rs. 2 lakh to the next of kin of those deceased and Rs. 1 lakh to those injured. He said that the government would extend whatever help was required by the families of those killed and injured in the incident.