The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday announced a bounty of Rs 10 lakh each on the heads of the two key suspects in Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram Cafe blast case.
The anti-terror agency has urged the general public to share information on Mussavir Hussain Shazib, alias Shazeb, and Abdul Matheen Ahmed Taahaa, alias Abdul Matheen Taha, wanted in the case.
The agency has put out multiple pictures of Mussavir Hussain Shazib, believed to be the suspect, who placed the bomb at the cafe on March 1, injuring nine.
NIA investigation has revealed that Shazib had been using multiple aliases while booking accommodation at budget hotels and lodges.
“He has been using a forged driving licence in the name of Mohammed Junayed Sayed or other similar forged identity cards to conceal his identity,” NIA said, adding Shazib has been identified as a 6 feet 2 inches tall man who has a “gym- type body” and straight, black hair.
NIA probe has revealed that Shazib has been sighted wearing a fake beard, wig, and mask to conceal his real features.
Even in the surveillance camera grabs after the Rameshwaram cafe blast, the suspect can be seen multiple times wearing a cap.
The probe so far has revealed that Shazib and his co-accused, Taahaa, lived in a Chennai lodge at Triplicane for at least two months before the blast.
NIA has sought help from the general public to provide any information about any suspect who resembles the pictures of Shazib. The agency has alerted lodges, boys hostels, and budget hotels in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and nearby states as the suspects prefer using such low-key accommodations.