Rameshwaram Cafe blast: NIA says unverified news items hamper effective investigations

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

Rameshwaram Cafe on March 1 which injured nearly 10 people.
«As part of the investigation into the Rameshwaram Cafe Blast dated March 1 at ITPL Road in Bengaluru's, the NIA has identified the accused person who carried out the IED blast as one Mussavir Hussain Shazib and co-conspirator as Abdul Matheen Taahaa, both residents of Thirthahalli in Shivamogga district,» said NIA in its statement on X.
The agency added that Muzammil Shareef of Chikkamagaluru, who extended logistics support to the main accused persons, was arrested on March 26 and was examined in police custody. As part of efforts to locate and arrest the absconding accused persons, NIA conducted searches on 18 locations in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.

«NIA requests the cooperation of all in the arrest of absconding accused persons,» the official statement noted.
The explosion at the Rameshwaram Cafe happened at 1 pm on March 1 and the police also found a suspect in the CCTV footage, keeping a bag inside the cafe. The blast which left nearly 10 people injured. The case was handed over to the NIA on March 3, following the visit of an NIA team at the blast site.