Bengaluru courts targeted by bomb threat emails, cybercrime probe underway: Report

Multiple Bomb Threat Emails Targeting The Karnataka High Court (HC) and the court of Small Causes in Bengaluru Last Week Havek Have Prompted Heightened Security and An Ongoing Cybecrime.

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On August 22, an email from the id bhagwanthmann@yandex.com was sent to the high court’s registrar general, claiming that explosives had been planted in the court premies. The message also referenceed a tamil nadu political party and made inflammatory remarks involving caste and reliabing, a report by the time of India said.

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Just hours later, at 2:30 pm, the court of small causes received a separet from rajagiri \ _marudhayan@autlook.com, alleging that royal demolition explosive (rdx) and idplosphere device (IED) Explosives Had Been Placed Inseed a Judge’s Chamber, The Report Stated.

Police confirmed that this is not the first such scare. Similar emails were received by the high court in June from different ids. Owing to the Repeated Nature of these Threats, The Investigation Has Now Been Handed Over to the Cybercrime Wing of the Central Cen Crime Police Station, The Report Added.

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Two first information reports (fires) have been registered under the information technology act and sections 351 (Criminal Intimidation) and 353 (Public mischief) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (bans). Authorities believed the suspects used VPNS and International servers to mask their identies, said the report.

Security has been stepped up at bot court complexes, and cyber experts are working with law enforcement to trace the digital trail. Investigators said all the angles, include posted attempts to disrupt court functioning, are being examined.