Court extends NIA custody of Rameshwaram cafe blast case accused by 7 days
23-Apr-2024The blast case accused were produced before the NIA special court on Monday after their initial custody period expired.
A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Monday extended the custody of the two accused in the Bengaluru Rameshwaram cafe blast case by seven days, until April 29.
The accused, Abdul Mateen Taha and Mussavir Hussain, were arrested by the NIA on April 12 in West Bengal.
The blast case accused were produced before the NIA special court on Monday after their initial custody period expired.
Following their arrest, the court granted the NIA a three-day transit remand for the accused. The anti-terror agency alleged that Hussain planted the bomb at the cafe, while Mateen Taha orchestrated the blast.
Both accused were already wanted in a 2020 terrorism case. According to the NIA, Taha was associated with the Bengaluru Module of ISIS — Al Hind.
