Bomb threats to Indore schools, mayor’s office and Dosanjh concert found fake

Indore: One of the multiple fake emails threatening a bomb blast at Punjabi actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh’s November 15 concert in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, was sent from a hacked account belonging to a resident of neighbouring Dewas city, a police official said on Thursday.

Three private schools in the city and the mayor’s office had received bomb threats from separate email accounts a few days ago regarding Dosanjh’s upcoming concert. The threats were found to be fake after a thorough probe, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajesh Dandotia told reporters.

One of these emails was sent from the account of Dewas resident Nikhil Gupta, which had been hacked in March or April this year. Gupta had been trying to recover the account, the Additional DCP said. Gupta works in a private firm, he added.

“An investigation of the login records of this email account revealed a suspicious IP address in the United States. The investigation also revealed that this IP address was used through a VPN (virtual private network). Gupta’s statement has been recorded,” Dandotia said.

A probe into the hacking and those behind it is underway, he said.

The application submitted by the concert’s organisers seeking police permission is being considered, the Additional DCP said.