During the course of its investigation into the Cafe blast, the NIA has conducted extensive searches at more than 29 locations across the country.

Earlier, Rameshwaram Cafe in Hyderabad and now eateries in Punjagutta area of the city received surprise visits from the Task force of Commissioner of Food Safety where food violations were found in the premises.

Telangana outlet of Bangalore's Rameshwaram Cafe is making headlines for serving stale food to customers.

The founders mentioned the expired items found during the raid were sealed and unattended, intended for dispatch and not for consumption.

stated that nearly every hotel that the authorities investigated had the same issues: outdated food items, poor hygiene and unsatisfactory personnel.

The agency requested the general public for information on Mussavir Hussain Shazib alias Shazeb and Abdul Matheen Ahmed Taahaa alias Abdul Matheen Taha wanted in the case, according to a post on X.

In a significant development, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has apprehended a crucial suspect linked to the Bengaluru Rameshwaram Cafe blast incident. Sources within the anti-terror agency revealed that the suspect, identified as Shabbir, was captured in Karnataka's Bellary district.

Officials obtained a body warrant from the NIA special court to arrest 26-year-old Minhaj alias Mohammed Sulaiman, a cloth merchant from Ballari, who was originally arrested on December 18, 2023

"We want to express our gratitude to the authorities for their support during this challenging time. We believe strongly in the resilience of our nation's spirit.

Deputy CM DK Shivakumar said police officers from Mangaluru and Shivamogga have come to the spot, and all angles are being looked into. Investigators had found that the 2022 Mangaluru cooker blast was ‘Islamic State-sponsored’ and had the involvement of a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative.

Sleuths of the Central Crime Branch probing the case are interrogating the four, picked up from Dharwad, Hubballi and Bengaluru ‘at length’, the sources said.

While speaking to the media in Mysuru on Saturday, Siddaramaiah accepted that it was a blast. And assured quick redressal.