Bengaluru Rameswaram Cafe blast case: 2 absconders arrested from Bengal
Hindustan TimesTwo absconders in the Bengaluru Rameswaram Cafe blast case have been arrested from West Bengal, a spokesperson for the National Investigation Agency said on Friday and added one of them planted the low-intensity Improvised Explosive Device while the other was the mastermind behind its planning and execution. “.Taha is the mastermind behind the planning, execution of blast and subsequent evasion from the clutches of law.” People aware of the matter said the two were living under false identities in Kolkata and that they carried out the blast in coordination with some accused associated with ISIS. The spokesperson said the pursuit of the two accused was successfully and “ably supported by energetic co-ordinated action and co-operation between NIA, Central Intelligence agencies, and State Police agencies of West Bengal, Telangana, Karnataka, and Kerala police”. One Muzammil Shareef was earlier arrested in the case on March 27 for allegedly providing logistics such as cell phones, fake SIM cards, etc used to plan and execute the low-intensity IED blast that left nine people injured.