Bengaluru cafe blast key suspect arrested after multi-state raids

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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested the key suspect of the blast that took place at the Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru on March 1..

The accused, identified as Muzammil Shareef, was taken into custody as a co-conspirator after NIA teams conducted operations at 18 locations, including 12 in Karnataka, 5 in Tamil Nadu, and one in Uttar Pradesh...

Probe into the blast, caused by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), at the quick-service eatery in Brookefield area in the information technology corridor in east Bengaluru that left ten people injured, is being carried out by the NIA...

After taking over the case on March 3, the terror probe agency had previously identified the primary suspect, Mussavir Shazeeb Hussain, who executed the blast..

As per the NIA, Muzammil Shareef, provided logistical support to the aforementioned accused individuals involved in the incident, which entailed an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion at the cafe...

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