In a major breakthrough, the National Investigation Agency has made its first arrest in connection with the Rameshwaram cafe blast that injured nine people in Bengaluru,s Brookfield area earlier this month.India Today, citing NIA sources, reported that the suspect, identified as Shabbir, was taken into custody from Bellary district in Karnataka. NIA officials are interrogating the suspect, it reported.Sources said that the man 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 federal probe agency which took over the probe, announced a bounty of ₹10 lakh for information about the bomber in connection with the blast at the cafe. The agency also released a picture of the bomber, captured from the CCTV camera footage while keeping a bag in The Rameshwaram Cafe.In the picture released by the NIA, the bomber is seen wearing a cap, black pants, and black shoes.
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