New Delhi: In a significant development in the investigation of the Rameshwaram Cafe blast case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has made a major breakthrough with the arrest of a key conspirator. Following extensive raids conducted across multiple locations spanning three states.
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- The key conspirator, identified as Muzammil Shareef, was arrested on Wednesday after he was picked up as a co-conspirator
- The NIA teams cracked down at 18 locations, including 12 in Karnataka, five in Tamil Nadu and one in Uttar Pradesh.
- NIA, which took over the case on March 3, had earlier identified the main accused, Mussavir Shazeeb Hussain, who had carried out the blast.
- It had also identified another conspirator, Abdul Matheen Taha, who is also wanted by the agency in other cases. Both the men are on the run.
- As per NIA investigations, Muzammil Shareef extended logistic support to the other two identified accused in the case.
- An IED explosion took place at the Rameshwaram Cafe located at ITPL road, Brookefield, Bengaluru, on March 1.
- Several customers and hotel staff members were injured, some of them grievously, in the blast, which caused extensive damage to the property.
