Bengaluru: The Cyber Crime Police of Bengaluru North Division have arrested a woman identified as Rene Joshilda for allegedly sending fake bomb threat emails to several schools and colleges in the city.

According to police, 30-year-old Rene Joshilda, originally from Tamil Nadu, was brought to Bengaluru from Ahmedabad Central Jail in Gujarat through a body warrant. During interrogation, she reportedly admitted to having sent the fake bomb threats.

Rene, a robotic engineer by profession and a BE graduate, had previously worked with a private company. On June 14, a private school under the Kalasipalya police limits received an email claiming a bomb threat. Similar emails were later sent to other schools across Bengaluru, causing widespread panic.

City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Sin

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