National Investigation Agency, NIA has announced cash rewards for information leading to the arrest of 12 absconders in connection with the Burdwan blast in West Bengal. NIA announced a cash reward of 10 lakh rupees each against five absconders and 5 lakh rupees each for three accused.

A reward of 3 lakh rupees have been announced against the remaining four suspects. All of them are alleged to be associated with banned terror outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). They were conspiring to target installations in Bangladesh.

The NIA has sought general public's co-operation to apprehending them. Anyone can inform either on phone or on e-mail about their location and movement. It said the identity of the informers shall be kept secret.