In a major breakthrough, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) today arrested a man wanted in connection with the blast that left nine people injured at the city’s Rameshwaram Cafe earlier this month.

Shabir was arrested this morning in Ballary. 

Police sources said Shabir is believed to be an accomplice of the prime suspect who was seen leaving a bag at the cafe on security camera footage on the day of the blast.

The anti-terror agency, which took over the case on March 3, has sought the public’s assistance in identifying the prime suspect who is believed to have planted an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in the popular Bengaluru eatery on March 1.

In another footage from the same day at around 9 pm, the suspect is observed roaming inside a bus station. Before that he was seen boarding a bus approximately an hour after the blast occurred at the cafe. 

According to the probe team, the suspect changed his clothes after the incident and traveled by bus to different locations.