The two prime accused of the Rameshwaram cafe blast, Mussavir Hussain Shazib (R) alias Shazeb and Abdul Matheen Ahmed Taahaa alias Abdul Matheen Taha (L).
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 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.
