On March 27, the National Investigation Agency arrested a key conspirator identified as Muzammil Shareef from Chikmagalur District in Karnataka in connection with the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast that took place in Rameshwaram Café in Bengaluru on March 1, after NIA teams raided 18 locations, including 12 in Karnataka, five in Tamil Nadu and one in Uttar Pradesh, reports The Hindu. NIA investigations revealed that Muzammil Shareef had extended logistic support to the other two identified accused, the bomber identified as Mussavir Shazeeb Hussain and the key conspirator identified as as Abdul Matheen Taha in the case.