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On Thursday, Kurnool Range DIG Koya Praveen and Annamayya district SP V Vidyasagar Naidu said the arrests were made on Monday after Tamil Nadu police sought assistance from their Andhra Pradesh counterparts to track down Siddique and Ali.

Inspection carried out amid heavy police presence outside cafe, barricades erected in surrounding area

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.

Officials noted that the preacher attracted NIA attention due to his mobile phone being traced to Karnataka on the day of the blast

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 NIA announced a Rs 10 lakh reward for his arrest.

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.

The National Investigation Agency announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh for providing information/ clues about him

Sources confirmed that the NIA has filed an FIR related to the case and its sleuths will conduct a coordinated investigation with the state police.

Speaking to media, the 24-year-old engineer recalled how his mother's call was timely and helped him escape unhurt

Talking to reporters at Hassan, the Chief Minister said that he has been informed that it is an improvised explosive device (IED) blast.

The four injured in the popular food joint Rameshwaram Cafe include three staff members and  a woman customer.