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Bengaluru Police Link Chennai Engineer to Multi-State School Bomb Hoax Emails

Police say she used VPNs plus virtual numbers to frame a former colleague during an ongoing multi-state probe.

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The woman from Gujarat was arrested for allegedly sending bomb threat emails to multiple schools in the city.
Bengaluru police revealed the accused woman's sophisticated use of technology to evade capture.
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Overview

  • Rene Joshilda was brought from Ahmedabad Central Jail to Bengaluru on October 28 on a body warrant, interrogated by the SIT, and sent back to the jail on October 31.
  • Investigators have tied her to at least six to seven hoax emails sent to Bengaluru schools, with linked cases in Mysuru and Chennai.
  • Police say she relied on VPNs, Tor and Dark Web browsing, virtual numbers from the Gate Code/GetCood app, and multiple WhatsApp and email IDs to mask her trail.
  • Authorities allege a revenge motive involving a former colleague, with attempts to use his identity and credentials to falsely implicate him.
  • The hoax threats stretched across about 11 states, included messages targeting Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium, and featured false claims about an Air India plane crash, as forensic teams assess scope and possible accomplices.