Bengaluru top cop gets bomb threat email; cyber-terrorism case booked

Bomb threat emails to educational institutions, IT offices, and airports are not new. However, last month, a threat email was directly sent to Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh, warning of bomb blasts at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) and shopping malls in the city. The bomb threat was later determined to be a hoax, the police said on Wednesday.

The email was sent to the Bengaluru City police commissioner’s official email ID, compolbcp@ksp.gov.in, on November 30, in the name of ‘Jaish-e-Mohammed white collar terror team’.

According to the complaint filed by police official Subbarao, the email read: “This is a warning from the Jaish-e-Mohammed White collar terror team, we targeted Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru, Orion mall, Lulu Mall, Forum South mall, Mantri Square Mall, Lulu Mall for bomb blast at 7 pm onwards. Thanks to our allah and our master mohit to serve better to our nation…call us if you want to pay and not let this happen.”