[4][5] The first explosion occurred outside a roadside eatery named A1 Mirchi, next to the Anand Tiffin Centre and opposite the Konark movie hall, followed by the second one two minutes later near the Route 107 bus stand close to the Venkatadri theatre.

[10] Andhra Pradesh's Director General of Police noted that Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) had been used in the two blasts to cause maximum damage.

[16] CNN-IBN reported that an Indian Mujahideen operative named Maqbool confessed to carrying out reconnaissance of Dilsukhnagar in 2012 during interrogation by Delhi Police.

Forensic investigation revealed that the two bombs used were packed with huge amounts of iron nails and bolts and ammonium nitrate, which were held together with a copper string.

[25] Major cities in India like Mumbai, New Delhi and Bangalore,[26] along with states like Gujarat,[27] Maharashtra[13] and West Bengal[28] were put on high alert after the blasts.

[33] The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Kiran Kumar Reddy, announced a compensation of ₹600,000 (US$6,900) to the next of kin of those killed in the blasts and promised to bear the medical expenses of the injured.

[13] Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde visited the blast site on the morning of 22 February and said that an investigation had been launched by a probe team appointed by the Andhra Pradesh government.

[35] The spokesperson for Bharatiya Janta Party Ravi Shankar Prasad said, "Several innocent lives have been lost in the Hyderabad blasts.