A key suspect in the Bengaluru Rameshwaram Cafe blast case has been taken into custody by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), sources in the anti-terror agency said.
The sources told India Today that the suspect, identified as Shabbir, was nabbed from Bellary district in Karnataka.
Interrogation of the suspect is currently underway.
Meanwhile, the PTI news agency quoted sources as saying that man is said to have “some resemblance” with the main suspect, who has been captured in various CCTV videos.
Ten people were injured in the low intensity blast at the popular cafe in Bengaluru on March 1. The explosion was carried out by triggering an IED bomb using a timer.
Wednesday’s development came after several CCTV videos was released by the police, featuring the main suspect.
On March 1, a photo of the suspect, believed to be around 30 years old, was captured which showed him carrying a plate of idli inside the cafe. He was seen with a shoulder bag suspected to have the IED bomb inside.
In another CCTV footage, the same suspect is seen walking towards the restaurant with a bag.
After analysing more three more CCTV videos, investigating officials said on March 9 that the suspect had changed his clothes and appearance multiple times after the cafe explosion.
n one, he is seen wearing a full-sleeve shirt and a light-coloured polo cap, eyeglasses, and a face mask, while in the second video, he was seen wearing a purple-coloured half-sleeve T-shirt and a black cap.
He still had the mask on but no glasses.
Meanwhile, the third footage showed the man wearing neither the cap nor the glasses.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had announced a Rs 10 lah reward for any information on the suspect that would lead to his arrest.
The Rameshwaram Cafe reopened on March 8.
(With inputs by PTI)
