The Delhi Police on Sunday arrested a 47-year-old man from Mysuru, Karnataka, for allegedly sending more than 1,100 fake bomb threat messages to locations across the country in recent months.
The accused, identified as Srinivas Louis alias Srinivas, was apprehended during a raid at a residence in Brindavan Layout. He was later produced before a court and remanded to police custody.
According to investigators, Srinivas had been sending bomb threat messages through various means, including emails, from undisclosed locations, targeting multiple institutions and public places nationwide. Police recovered a laptop and several SIM cards from his possession during the operation.
During interrogation, the accused allegedly confessed to sending around 1,100 such threat messages, leading to the registration of multiple FIRs across different police stations in India.
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The breakthrough came after a recent bomb threat email sent to the Delhi High Court triggered heightened security concerns. A case was subsequently registered at the Delhi CEN Police Station, following which a detailed investigation was launched.
Police sources said the accused, originally from Bengaluru, is a postgraduate and currently unemployed. He lives with his mother, a retired government employee, in a rented house in Mysuru, while his brother resides elsewhere.
Officials indicated that the accused may have been suffering from mental distress and allegedly resorted to sending hoax threats to create panic.
Further investigation is underway to ascertain the full extent of any network, if present, and the exact motives behind the repeated threats.
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