Post the Friday cafe blast in Karnataka's Rameshwaram, agencies are deep diving into the incident. Police are meticulously tracking each event within an 86-minute timeframe: the suspect's entry, order placement, seating, departure, and subsequent explosion. The focus is on CCTV footage that might illuminate where the suspect headed after leaving the cafe.
Suspect disappears beyond 100 meters
The ongoing investigation has tracked the suspect's presence up to 100 meters from the cafe before he disappeared from CCTV. Efforts to trace suspect numbers, including those switched off, are underway. The suspect linked to the Bengaluru cafe blast, aged between 28 and 30, has been identified.
Ordered rava idli but left untouched
CCTV reveals the suspect took a token at the counter but left his rava idli order uneaten, departing with the bomb-laden bag. Legal action under the Prevention of Illegal Activities Act and Explosive Substances Act has been initiated at the HAL police station, Bengaluru. Karnataka's Chief Minister will comment post-investigation. Forensic teams have gathered evidence and lab tests indicate a high-intensity IED, hinting at significant damage had it been placed inside the cafe.
11:30 - Suspect enters cafe with a bag11:38 - Orders rava idli at the counter11:44 - Approaches washbasin11:45 - Leaves the cafe12:56 - Explosion occurs
An eerily similar IED blast in 2024
A similar IED explosion, akin to the one outside Rameshwaram cafe, occurred on Church Street in 2014, resulting in one fatality. The intensity of the recent blast suggests a substantial amount of explosives.
CCTV spots suspect headed towards cafe
New footage shows the suspect, in a white cap and mask, with a bag over his shoulder approaching the cafe.
Karnataka's Deputy CM surveys blast site
Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, alongside the Home Minister, visited the site on Friday evening. Assuring an imminent arrest, Shivakumar told the media about the footage revealing the suspect—a man in his late twenties or early thirties—leaving his rava idli uneaten and exiting with the bag containing the bomb.
No cause for alarm: Deputy CM
The Deputy Chief Minister confirms the suspect has been identified via CCTV and assures the public of the situation being under control. He stresses this wasn't a large-scale blast, highlighting law enforcement's rapid response and investigation.
