The city court on Friday granted a three-day transit remand to the two accused in the Bengaluru cafe blast case, allowing the NIA to take them to the Karnataka capital for further investigation.
The chief judge of the city sessions court here granted the transit remand to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) following a prayer by the agency.
The accused, Adbul Matheen Ahmed Taahaa and Mussavir Hussain Shazib, were arrested from a hotel in Purba Medinipur district’s seaside tourist town Digha, around 190 km from Kolkata, the NIA said.
Taahaa was the mastermind behind the planning and execution of the blast and Shazib placed the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at the cafe, officials said.
As part of the investigation to locate and arrest the absconding accused persons, the NIA has conducted searches at 18 locations in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh, an NIA spokesperson said.
Rameshwaram Cafe is a known eatery located at ITPL Road, Brookefield and the blast took place on March 1.
The probe agency had also declared rewards of Rs 10 lakh on information leading to the arrest of each of the absconders on March 29.
The NIA has been summoning and examining all acquaintances, including college and school friends, of the absconding and arrested accused persons to gather evidence and information in the case, the spokesperson said.
The NIA sought the cooperation of all for the arrest of the absconding accused persons, the spokesperson said.
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