The National Investigation Agency (NIA) suspects that the Shivamogga ISIS Module could be responsible for the explosion at Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru. They found a cap left by the bomber at the restaurant, which led them to Chennai. The NIA believes that two individuals from the Shivamogga ISIS module, Mussavir Hussain Shazib and Abdul Mateen Taha, purchased the cap from a mall in Chennai. CCTV footage from the mall captured them, indicating they might have spent time in Chennai between January and February.
The NIA plans to compare DNA found on the cap with Shazib’s family members. Earlier, the Shivamogga ISIS Module was investigated for attempting an attack in Mangalore in 2022. The module was exposed after a pressure cooker filled with explosives detonated in an autorickshaw in November 2022. Although Karnataka police and the NIA arrested 10 people in connection with the blast, the suspected handlers are still at large.
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Authorities are interrogating the detained suspects to determine if they have information about another ISIS module or the suspect seen on CCTV in Bengaluru. The NIA has named Mohammed Shariq, Maaz Muneer Ahmed, Syed Yasin, Reeshan Tajuddin Sheikh, Huzair Farhan Baig, Mazin Abdul Rahman, Nadeem Ahmed, Mohammed Zabilulla, Mohammed Faizal, and Arafath Ali in its charge sheet.
They are all in their 20s with Shariq being a commerce graduate, Maaz Ahmed and Syed Yasin being engineers. The NIA has taken over the investigation into the blast at Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru, with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs confirming the transfer and filing a new FIR.
Working closely with Bengaluru police, the NIA has been gathering evidence and leads on suspects since the investigation began. The blast occurred around 1 pm on March 1 at the popular eatery in Bengaluru’s Whitefield area, injuring at least nine people.
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