Bengaluru cafe blast linked to Islamic State module; African footballer assaulted

As the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is probing the Bengaluru Rameshwaram Cafe blast case, sources from the agency have informed India Today TV that the Shivamogga ISIS module, active in Karnataka and South India for the past five years, might be a key link in the case. This module has allegedly targeted and radicalised youth in the region.

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

Meanwhile, a footballer from the Ivory Coast was chased and thrashed by spectators during a football tournament in Kerala's Malappuram district. He also alleged that the crowd had racially abused him.

Some of the spectators alleged that the footballer kicked one of them, which led to the incident.