New Delhi. As part of investigation into Rameshwaram Café Blast case, NIA has identified the accused person who carried out the IED blast as one Mussavir Hussain Shazib and co-conspirator as Abdul Matheen Taahaa both r/o Thirthahalli, Shivamogga District.
Further, as part of investigation one Muzammil Shareef r/o Khalsa,
Chikkamagaluru, who extended logistics support to the main accused persons, was arrested on 26.03.2024 and was examined in police custody.
As part of efforts to locate and arrest the absconding accused persons, NIA conducted searches on 18 locations in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh. Further, rewards of rupees Ten Lakhs on each of the absconders was declared on 29.03.2024.
NIA to gather evidence and information in the case have been summoning and examining all of the acquaintances including college and school time friends of the absconding and arrested accused persons.
The case being terror incident, any information on the identity of the witnesses may apart from hampering investigation may also put to risk the individuals being summoned.
Also, unverified news items hamper effective investigations in the case. NIA requests the cooperation of all in arrest of absconding accused persons.
