Bengaluru Cafe Blast: NIA conducts raids in four states

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday conducted raids at 11 locations across four states in connection with the conspiracy behind the Rameshwaram Cafe blast case in Bengaluru and to identify the other conspirators involved in handling the accused from abroad.

In a coordinated action, the NIA teams searched 11 locations in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh.

Extensive searches were conducted at the premises linked with 11 suspects in the case, in which an IED explosion at the cafe on ITPL Road, Brookefield in Bengaluru, Karnataka had left several customers and staff members injured.


The attack, which took place on March 1, 2024, had also caused massive damage to the property.

The 11 suspects whose premises were searched today include individuals convicted in the 2012 LeT conspiracy case of Bengaluru and Hubli districts.

The targeted searches led to the seizure of various digital devices and documents, which the NIA is examining.The peobe agency had taken over from the Karnataka state police on March 3, 2024, and had arrested two accused, Mussavir Hussain Shazib and Abdul Matheen Taha, from their hideout in Kolkata (West Bengal) on April 12.

The duo, both residents of Thirthahalli, Shivamogga district, were identified as the perpetrators and the masterminds, respectively, of the attack.