The teams suspect that one of the two detenues, who was an active member of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI), was part of the plot. The NIA and Central Crime Branch teams suspect that the detenu, who was an active member of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI), was part of the plot

Bangalore: A cloth merchant from Kaul Bazaar in Bellary district in Karnataka and a PFI cadre have been detained by the National Investigation Agency and Central Crime Branch in their joint investigation of the March 1 blast at the Rameshwaram Café here, sources said on Friday.

The teams suspect that one of the two detenues, who was an active member of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI), was part of the plot.

The investigating team believes that he had proximity with some terrorist organisations.

Sources said the PFI cadre is believed to have brainwashed many people, including the man who planted the bomb.

Rameshwaram café blast case: Accused may have travelled to Bhatkal from Ballari, reveals NIA investigation
Meanwhile, the investigation teams found that the man who planted the bomb at the food joint on March 1 travelled from Bengaluru to Tumkur, Bellary, Bidar and then Bhatkal, sources said.

CCTV footages captured by the cameras at the city bus and bus stand shows him that he frequently changed his dress to hide his identity and mislead the investigators.

Meanwhile, the Rameshwaram Café, which was shut since the incident, reopened on Friday.

(With Agency Inputs)