Rejected By Lover, Woman Techie Sent Bomb Threats To Schools In 11 States To Frame Him

The Bengaluru city police have arrested a woman software engineer, already in police custody in Gujarat, in connection with the recent hoax bomb threat emails sent to several schools in Bengaluru. The arrest is a breakthrough in an extensive cybercrime investigation that has spanned multiple states.

The accused, identified as Rene Joshilda, was apprehended by the North Division Cyber Crime Police. She is linked to bomb threat emails sent to six to seven schools in Bengaluru recently, following an earlier probe in Chennai.

The investigation revealed that Joshilda’s activities were not confined to Karnataka. Police have discovered that she had also issued bomb threats to schools and public venues in various parts of the country, including Chennai,

Hyderabad, and Gujarat. She had sent hoax mails to multiple schools across various cities and even the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Bengaluru police say she was arrested in June by Ahmedabad Police, but during Karnataka police’s investigation it came to light that she was behind the hoax bomb threat mails sent to schools in Karnataka as well. Now, she has been taken on a body warrant and brought to Bengaluru. Police say there were seven cases of bomb threats sent to Bengaluru schools against her.

In her threatening emails, she allegedly warned that she would “blow up your schools like the Gujarat plane crash,” escalating the seriousness of the threats.

The police investigation, led by a special team formed by Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh, uncovered the sophisticated methods used by the accused. She used a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to send the emails, masking her real location and identity. She obtained virtual mobile numbers using an application called ‘Gate Code’ to register multiple accounts. She was found to possess six to seven WhatsApp accounts used for her activities.

The primary motive behind this widespread campaign of terror was revealed to be unrequited love. The woman was reportedly in love with a young man who had rejected her advances. Her elaborate plan, which involved cyber threats across multiple states, was an attempt to frame the man as an act of revenge.

Multiple cases have been registered against Rene Joshilda in police stations across the country. The special investigation team, operating under the guidance of Joint Commissioner of Police (West Division) Vamshi Krishna and DCP (North Division) Nemagouda, is currently conducting a thorough interrogation of the accused.