Burdwan blast main accused spills more beans, big catch for NIA

Acting on the inputs provided by Habibur Rehman, the NIA raided a location in the northern district of Bengaluru and recovered grenades and an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) from the location. Habibur Rehman Sheikh, a prime accused in the 2014 Burdwan blast case, was arrested in Bengaluru on June 25.

New Delhi: After interrogating Burdwan blast accused Habibur Rehman, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) recovered fabrication material for Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and grenades and other incriminating materials from Bengaluru's Soladevenahalli on Tuesday.

The NIA busted five fabricated hand grenades, one-timer device, three electric circuits, suspected explosive substance and different components for making IEDs/rockets from the location.

Habibur Rehman Sheikh, who is part of Bangladesh's Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen terror group was arrested in Bengaluru on June 25.

Earlier, NIA had announced a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh against him.