Bengaluru: A heartbroken woman robotic engineer, previously employed as a senior consultant in a reputed company, was arrested by the Bengaluru Cyber Crime Police for allegedly sending fake bomb threat emails to several schools in the city and across the country, said police on Thursday.

The accused, identified as 30-year-old Rene Joshilda, originally from Gujarat, had reportedly sent bomb threat emails to at least seven schools in Bengaluru, as well as to educational institutions in Chennai, Hyderabad, Gujarat, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, and Haryana -- spanning a total of 11 states, police said.

According to investigators, the woman used VPN services to conceal her location and sent the emails using a virtual mobile number obtained through an app called “Gate Code”. Authorities

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