Overview
- Bengaluru cybercrime officers brought Rene Joshilda from Ahmedabad on an October 28 body warrant, questioned her in several school threat cases, and returned her to Gujarat custody on October 31.
- Investigators say at least 21 hoax emails targeted locations around Ahmedabad and six to seven schools in Bengaluru, with similar threats logged across roughly 11 states including venues such as the Narendra Modi Stadium.
- Police report she used VPNs, Tor services, and virtual mobile numbers obtained via the Gate Code/GetCood app while running six to seven WhatsApp accounts under aliases.
- A forensic lapse—logging into a fake email from a device also used for legitimate accounts—allowed cyber teams to trace an IP address to Chennai and link her to the messages.
- A Bengaluru-led SIT headed by Joint CP Vamshi Krishna is coordinating with other states to finalise charges and determine possible accomplices, with officers also noting a false email claim of an Air India plane crash.