Clue from cap worn by bomber to 1000 CCTVs: How NIA traced cafe blast suspects

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has identified the suspect in Bengaluru's Rameshwaram Cafe blast case. According to sources, the NIA examined more than 1,000 CCTV cameras in the vicinity, as the probe continued.

The suspect was identified as Mussavir Hussain Shazib, they said. One of Shazib's accomplices was also identified by the anti-terror agency, as Abdul Mateen Taha, a native of Thirthahalli. Taha was wanted for the murder of Tamil Nadu police inspector, K Wilson, and stayed with the main suspect in Chennai. Sources also said Taha was also a part of the ISIS module in Shivamogga.

The agency also revealed that the suspect hailed from Shivamogga in Karnataka's Thirthahalli district. The NIA made the revelations after it found the cap the suspect was seen wearing in various CCTV videos, sources said, adding, that the cap was purchased from a Chennai mall, thus, implying that the suspect had resided in Chennai for more than a month since January this year.