Officials reported that the NIA team traced and apprehended the two main absconders in the Rameswaram Cafe blast case, Abdul Matheen Taha and Mussavir Hussain Shazeb, at their hideout near Kolkata.
Sources indicate that the NIA conducted raids at five locations within Bengaluru city and several residences in Thirthahalli town, located in the Shivamogga district.
The team arrived in the city during the early hours of Thursday, with sources indicating that over 10 NIA officers in two vehicles were collecting information.