Rameshwaram Cafe Blast Live Updates: The CCTV footage from the time of blast shows a man carrying a bag inside the cafe, located in Bengaluru’s Whitefield area. Police sources said efforts were being made to identify the man, who had partially concealed his face. (Screengrab from CCTV footage of the cafe)Bengaluru Rameshwaram Cafe Blast Highlights: Days after the Rameshwaram Cafe blast, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday asked the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to take over the investigation from Karnataka Police and probe the larger conspiracy behind it. A team of NIA officers met Bengaluru city police today and the case files are expected to be handed over in the next few days, as per sources. Earlier on Friday, a team of NIA had visited the crime scene and informed their seniors at the Delhi headquarters, who in turn informed the MHA.
What happened at Rameshwaram Cafe? Around ten people suffered burn injuries on Friday, after a blast went off in the cafe, with one woman undergoing plastic surgery for treatment. A day after a low-intensive explosion took place, the investigation of the case was handed over to the City Crime Branch (CCB) and no arrest has been made yet, Bengaluru Police Commissioner confirmed. Karnataka Chief Minister. Four people have been detained and are undergoing questioning, as per PTI. Meanwhile, Bengaluru police have registered a case under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and Explosive Substances Act in connection with the explosion.
A bunch of cases recorded in Karnataka in 2022 involving a group of 10 youths has come back into focus in the backdrop of the March 1 lunch hour bomb blast at the popular Rameshwaram Cafe. The three cases from 2022, including two terrorism cases, registered in the Mangaluru and Shivamogga regions of Karnataka, have gained prominence on account of the IED that was used in the Bengaluru incident. Read further about the cases here.
