On Friday, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh each for sharing information leading to the arrest of two key accused, one of them using Hindu names to hide identity, in Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram Cafe blast case.
The agency requested the general public for information on the duo — Mussavir Hussain Shazib alias Shazeb alias Md Juned Hussain alias Mohammed Juned Sayed and Abdul Matheen Ahmed Taahaa alias Abdul Matheen Taha alias Matheen alias Taha alias Vignesh D alias Sumit “or any other assumed Hindu name” — wanted in the case, according to its posts on X.
The NIA said, ‘Taha, aged about 30 years, has been using Hindu identity documents, forged Aadhaar card in the name of Vignesh or other similar forged ID documents to conceal identity’.
The agency shared their pictures and identified men’s/boys’ hostel, PG/sharing accommodations/ low budget hotels and lodges as their preferred places of stay.
The NIA said accused Shazib, aged 30 years, prefers to wear ‘jeans, T-shirt and shirt’ and ‘black smart watch.
Both Shazib and Taha often wear ‘mask, wig and fake beard’, it said. Whoever provides any information leading to the arrest of the accused person shall be given Rs 10 lakh reward, the NIA said in identical public notice on each of the accused, shared on X.
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