Following the trail of the suspected bomber at The Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru on March 1, National Investigation Agency (NIA) teams have now reached Kalaburagi on Saturday. NIA has now got a clear lead that the suspect boarded a KSRTC non-AC sleeper bus to Kalaburagi from Ballari on the night of March 1. Earlier, it was said that the suspect may have left to Bhatkal from Ballari.
Meanwhile, the NIA has released new images of the suspect — more CCTV grabs from the night of March 1. However, the agency has not revealed where these CCTV grabs were from. “NIA seeks citizen cooperation in identifying the suspect linked to the The Rameshwaram Cafe blast. Call 08029510900, 8904241100 or email to [email protected] with any information. Your identity will remain confidential,” NIA posted on social media platform X on Saturday.
The last known location of the suspect was Ballari where he got down a KSRTC bus on the night of March 1, prompting the NIA to probe his possible links to the Islamic State (IS)-inspired terror module the agency unearthed in December 2023 in Ballari. NIA has taken custody of four suspects in the case and is interrogating them.
