BENGALURU, May 11 -- Two gelatin sticks were recovered near a route linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bengaluru on Sunday, police said, adding that the source of the explosives is being investigated.

The explosives were found near Tataguni, close to Vaderahalli Gate, within the limits of the Kaggallipura police station on the outskirts of Bengaluru, police said. The location lies close to the route linked to the Prime Minister's movement schedule for travelling to the Art of Living International Center on Kanakapura Road.

"An Anti-Sabotage Check team conducting security inspections ahead of the Prime Minister's convoy movement found the gelatin sticks near a compound wall beside a bridge, about 20 metres from the roadsid...