Rameshwaram Cafe blast: NIA announces cash reward of Rs 10 lakh for information on bomber

On Monday, the NIA officially took over the probe into blast case. The blast occurred at The Rameshwaram Cafe in the Brookefield area on March 1 that injured 10 people.

A file photo of NSG Commandos collecting samples at the blast Site of Rameshwaram Cafe at Whitefield in Bengaluru.

Credit: DH Photo

New Delhi: After taking over the Rameshwaram Cafe blast case in Bengaluru, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday announced a cash reward of Rs ten lakh for providing information about a youth suspected to have placed the Improvised Explosive Device (IED).

The agency released a picture of the suspected bomber wearing a cap, mask and glasses while entering the cafe and urged the public to provide information about him. It assured that the identity of the informants will be kept confidential.

Those with information could approach the NIA on phone numbers 080-29510900 or 8904241100. They can email also to [e-mail] or post it to SP, NIA, 3rd Floor, BSNL Telephone Exchange, 80ft Road, HAL 2nd Stage, Indiranagar, Bengaluru-08.

At least 10 people were injured in the blast at Rameshwaram Cafe in Brookfield in East Bengaluru on March 1.

The explosion is suspected to have been carried out through an IED. Karnataka Police, which initially investigated the case, is learnt to have recovered a timer used for triggering the blast.