The culprit and the mastermind of the explosion at the Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru have been taken into custody, according to a statement released by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday.NIAs bust in Kolkata The NIA team apprehended Adbul Matheen Taha and Mussavir Hussain Shazeb, the two main absconders in the Rameswaram Cafe blast case, after tracking them down to their hiding place outside of Kolkata, according to officials.More on the bust Abdul Matheen Taha is the mastermind behind the preparation, execution, and subsequent escape from the hands of the law, while Mussavir Hussain Shazib is the accused who put the improvised explosive device (IED) at the cafe. The NIA team apprehended Adbul Matheen Taha and Mussavir Hussain Shazeb, the two main absconders in the Rameswaram Cafe blast case, after tracking them down to their hiding place outside of Kolkata, according to officials. NIA states on the matterThe National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Central Intelligence agencies, and State Police agencies of West Bengal, Telangana, Karnataka, and Kerala police ably supported this pursuit, which was successfully accomplished by NIA, the NIA said in a statement.The arrests follow days after the anti-terror agency expanded the scope of its investigation into the case by looking into the accuseds social networks and previous relationships, including friends from college and school.The cafe blast The anti-terror agency had also stepped up its probe into the matter by calling and questioning colleagues and acquaintances of the accused who had absconded and those who had been apprehended. According to the NIA, the purpose of calling in people from the suspects many spheres of life is to question them in order to obtain vital information and evidence that is relevant to the case.The action was a component of the agencys plan to solve the puzzle of the accuseds purported activities. The NIA said that in its hunt for justice, it turned no stone unturned, with an emphasis on determining the suspects links and potential motivations.A resident of Khalsa in Chikkamagaluru named Muzammil Shareef was also detained on March 26 and questioned by police as part of the inquiry. Shareef provided logistical support to the primary accused individuals. The NIA has searched 18 sites in Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka in an attempt to track down and apprehend the fugitive accused. The two main absconders were the recipients of rewards of Rs 10 lakh each, announced by the NIA earlier on March 29.
