NIA conducts raids in Anantapur, takes techie into custody

TIRUPATI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district and took a techie into custody from Rayadurgam on Tuesday. The raids were said to be in connection with the Rameshwaram cafe blast in Bengaluru on March 1, in which several people suffered grievous injuries.

NIA sleuths from Bengaluru carried out searches at the residence of a retired principal at Atmakur street in Rayadurgam town for several hours and detained his younger son, Sohail, who works as a software engineer in Bengaluru.

According to sources, large sums of money was transferred to Sohail's bank account. After questioning Sohail and his family members about the source of the large quantum of funds, Sohail was shifted amidst tight security to Rayadurgam police station, where he was again questioned over his alleged links with various terror outfits.