Police in Bengaluru are in search of a suspicious man who refused to be frisked at the Majestic Metro Station for the regular security check on Monday evening and also offered money to a housekeeping staff at the metro station for a “job”.

Officials said a purported device under his kurta had triggered alarm as he passed through the metal detector but he ran away. This is confirmed in the CCTV footage. But he later attempted to enter the metro station again through another entrance.

Update:High alert across Bengaluru metro, bus stations after man refuses screening at Majestic

Deccan Heraldquoted a source as saying, “Later, he tried to get in from another entrance but failed. When asked to open his bag there, he fled again.”

Deccan Chronicle reported that Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Ravi D Channannavar has deputed police search teams to locate the suspect and all angles are being probed in the case.

Update: Bengaluru man who gave officials a scare at Metro is an ordinary commuter, say police

The incident comes at time when the city is in a state of heightened alert in the wake of the Colombo terror attacks which killed more than 250 people. City Police Commissioner T Suneel Kumar had held a meeting last month with owners of establishments which see a daily footfall of 500 people and asked them to install CCTV cameras as well as follow other standard security protocol. 

The Bengaluru airport is also on high alert since the Pulwama terror attack.