Bengaluru Cafe Blast Case News: In a major growth, the National Investigation Agency or NIA on Friday apprehended two individuals, together with the “mastermind”, in reference to the March 1 Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram Cafe blast case close to Kolkata in West Bengal.

The individuals have been recognized as Mussavir Hussain Shazib, the accused who positioned the IED on the Rameshwaram Cafe, and Abdul Matheen Taha, the mastermind behind the planning and execution of the blast, the NIA stated in a press release.

“On early morning hours of 12.04.2024, NIA were successful in tracing the absconding accused near Kolkata where they were hiding under false identities. This pursuit, successfully accomplished by NIA was ably supported by energetic co-ordinated action and co-operation between NIA, Central Intelligence agencies and State Police agencies of West Bengal, Telengana (Telangana), Karnataka, and Kerala police,” the NIA assertion stated.

Mussavir Hussain Shazib and Abdul Matheen Taha

“Mussavir Hussain Shazib is the accused who placed the IED at the café and Abdul Matheen Taha is the mastermind behind the planning, execution of blast and subsequent evasion from the clutches of law,” it added.

The NIA had earlier announced a bounty of ₹10 lakh for details about the bomber in reference to the blast at Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram cafe. The company additionally emphasised that the confidentiality of the informants’ identities will probably be maintained.

NIA launched image of the suspect

The agency also released a picture of the bomber, captured from the CCTV digicam footage whereas retaining a bag within the Rameshwaram Cafe, a preferred eatery in Bengaluru’s Brookfield space.

In the image launched by the NIA, the bomber is seen carrying a cap, black pants, and black sneakers.

In the put up, the NIA additionally harassed that “any information leading to his (bomber) arrest shall be rewarded”.

The NIA declared the reward three days after the ministry of residence affairs (MHA) handed over the probe into the case to the anti-terror company.

NIA takes over the case

The case was handed over to the NIA on March 3, following the go to of an NIA staff on the blast web site. The blast came about on the cafe on March 1 in Bengaluru’s Whitefield space, the place a number of individuals had been injured following an explosion that occurred throughout the busy lunch hour.

Earlier, the Bengaluru Police had registered a case underneath the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and Explosives Substances Act in reference to the explosion on the cafe.

The blast came about at 1pm on March 1 and the police additionally discovered a suspect within the CCTV digicam footage, retaining a bag contained in the cafe. The police probe to this point has indicated that an IED gadget with a timer was used to hold out the explosion.