A day after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) took over the investigation of the Church Street Blast case, two officials from NIA Hyderabad Unit met Bengaluru Police Chief M.N. Reddi the discuss the case.
The officials also met other Senior Officers to get details on the case investigations.
“The NIA officers came to me with an official letter stating that NIA has taken over the charge of the case. We will cooperate with them in the investigation”, Commissioner of Police, M.N. Reddi.
The city police, who initiated investigations, had formed a special team of over 150 personnel to examine over one lakh calls, analyse CCTV footage and even prepared sketches to identify suspects. After reaching a dead end, it had decided to seek the help of NIA.