NIA arrests ex-Lashkar terror case convict in connection with Rameshwaram cafe blast

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday arrested one more accused in the Rameshwaram Café blast case about three days after a massive crackdown across four states. He has been identified as an ex-convict in a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror conspiracy case.

Shoaib Ahmed Mirza alias Chhotu, 35, is a resident of Hubbali City, Karnataka andis the fifth accused to be arrested in the case.

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