A key suspect, identified as Shabbir, in the Bengaluru Rameshwaram Cafe blast case has been taken into custody by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), reports said.

Shabbir was nabbed from Bellary district in Karnataka. Interrogation of Shabbir is currently underway.

Ten people were injured in the low intensity blast at the cafe on March 1. The explosion was carried out by triggering an IED bomb using a timer.

The NIA took over the case last week after an order from Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The NIA had announced a Rs 10 lakh reward for any information on the suspect that would lead to his arrest.

The Rameshwaram Cafe reopened on March 8.