Rameshwaram cafe blast: NIA arrests key conspirator

In a major breakthrough in the Rameshwaram cafe blast case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a key conspirator on Thursday following massive raids across multiple locations in three states.

NIA investigations have revealed that the arrested person - Muzammil Shareef - had extended logistic support to the other two identified accused in the case. NIA teams had cracked down at 18 locations, including 12 in Karnataka, 5 in Tamil Nadu and one in Uttar Pradesh. They have seized various digital devices and cash from these places, according to a statement from the agency posted on social media platform X.

The agency had earlier identified Mussavir Shazeeb Hussain as the main accused who caused the blast in the cafe. Hussain is on the run with another conspirator, Abdul Matheen Taha. NIA investigations have revealed that Shareef extended logistic support to these men.


The suspected improvised explosive device (IED) blast in the heart of the city’s tech hub happened on March 1, injuring nine people. The agency had detained a suspect for questioning in the case two weeks ago. The man allegedly hailed from Ballari in Karnataka.