To assist the NIA officials, the Karnataka police made elaborate arrangements, from deploying police forces to barricading the place.
Published Aug 05, 2024 | 3:16 PM ⚊ Updated Aug 05, 2024 | 3:16 PM
The Rameshwaram Cafe at Kundalahalli, where the blast occurred.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday, 5 August, conducted a spot inspection at Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru in the case related to a blast at the eatery in March this year.
The officials recreated the scene at the blast site with the accused— Adbul Matheen Ahmed Taahaa and Mussavir Hussain Shazib. To assist the NIA officials, the Karnataka police made elaborate arrangements, from deploying police forces to barricading the place. The cafe also remained closed to the general public.
The officials also recreated the scenes in areas where the accused, including Mussavir Hussain Shazib, resided.
On 1 March, 2024, a blast occurred at the Brookfield branch of Rameshwaram Café, which left 10 people injured. The NIA took over the case on 3 March and has since arrested most of the accused, including Mussavir Hussain Shazib and Abdul Matheen Ahmed Taaha.
#Karnataka: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is conducting a spot inquest into the Rameshwaram Café blast, recreating scenes in areas where the accused, including Mussavir Hussain Shazib, resided.
On March 1, 2024, a blast occurred at the Brookfield branch of Rameshwaram… pic.twitter.com/iRuU2RQr5z
— South First (@TheSouthfirst) August 5, 2024
The NIA arrested Mussavir Hussain Shazib and Adbul Matheen Ahmed Taahaa from Kolkata on 12 April.
The NIA press release earlier revealed that the two accused were hiding near Kolkata under their false identities.
Abdul Matheen Taha has been using a Hindu identity and forged an Adhaar card under the name of Vignesh. Mussavir Hussain Shazib has been using a driving licence named Mohammed Juned Sayed.
On 27 March, the NIA made its first arrest—Muzammil Shareef, who was picked up and placed in custody as a co-conspirator after its teams raided 18 locations, including 12 in Karnataka, five in Tamil Nadu and one in Uttar Pradesh.
“Muzzamil Sherif was involved in providing logistical support to the other accused in carrying out the IED explosion,” the NIA had said.
“It was Abdul Matheen who also worked on the escape plans and managed to evade arrest all these weeks for himself and his co-accused. The duo, along with their co-accused Maaz Muneer Ahmed, were also involved in terror cases earlier,” it added.
(Edited by Sumvarsha Kandula, with inputs from Mahesh M Goudar)
