NIA grills software engineer, his brother in Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram Cafe blast case

The investigation is focusing on their connections with the suspected bomber Mussavir Hussain Shazib and mastermind Abdul Matheen Taha

PGurus Newsdesk

May 22, 2024

The investigation is focusing on their connections with the suspected bomber Mussavir Hussain Shazib and mastermind Abdul Matheen Taha

Techie, his brother detained in Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram Cafe blast case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is grilling a software engineer and his brother in connection with the Rameshwaram Cafe blast in Bengaluru.

It is believed that the techie and his brother communicated with the suspected terrorists using code language. On Wednesday the NIA conducted raids at their residence in Ghousia Town of Hubballi city.

Following the raid, the techie and his brother were taken into custody for questioning and were grilled till late in the night.

The NIA is probing for the software engineer and his brother’s links with the suspected bomber Mussavir Hussain Shazib and mastermind Abdul Matheen Taha, according to sources.

The software engineer and his brother are to be further questioned by the NIA on Wednesday.

The probe into the money transactions of the arrested suspects led the NIA to the software engineer and his brother. Searches were also conducted at the residence of the techie’s wife in Belagavi city, according to sources.

After the bomb exploded at the cafe in Bengaluru, the suspected bomber Mussavir reportedly went to Hubballi, where he received help from the techie.

Mussavir allegedly received money from the techie and then travelled to West Bengal to hide. On Tuesday, the NIA conducted raids on four residences in Banashankari and Kumaraswamy Layout in Bengaluru. An official statement from the NIA is yet to be issued regarding this matter.

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