Police arrests Ghaziabad man for sending hoax bomb threats to multiple organisations
Delhi Police arrested a Ghaziabad man over hoax bomb threat emails sent to major agencies, including NIA, ISRO, DRDO, and an Air India flight.
Delhi Police have apprehended a 36-year-old man from Ghaziabad in connection with a series of hoax bomb threat emails sent to several organisations, including the National Investigation Agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation, the Defence Research and Development Organisation and the Ministry of Civil Aviation, officials said on Thursday.
A threat email was also sent about an Air India flight from New Delhi to New York, leading to immediate security checks and alerts across agencies.
The police said all the organisations concerned were informed, standard safety protocols were followed and the threats were found to be a hoax. Officials added that the man has been undergoing treatment for mental illness since 2008.
According to officials, the emails were sent on June 29 and claimed that bombs had been placed at multiple high-security establishments, including the headquarters of the NIA, ISRO, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited, DRDO and the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
After the incident, police began an inquiry and tracked the digital trail of the emails. During the technical investigation, they analysed two mail accounts suspected to have been used to send the messages. A detailed examination of the email trail led investigators to a mobile number linked to the accounts, officials said.
Using technical surveillance, the police traced the suspect to Sanyog Nagar in Ghaziabad on June 30. A police team reached the location and examined the suspect, identified as Nishant Tyagi, at his residence.
Police said Tyagi studied through open schooling and enrolled in a bachelor's degree programme in 2010, but did not complete it.
During the preliminary enquiry, police found that he had allegedly been suffering from a mental illness since 2008 and had been receiving treatment at various medical institutions over the years. His family members also told the police about his long medical history, officials said.
No explosives or suspicious materials were recovered during the inquiry. Police said the investigation is underway to establish the motive behind the emails and the circumstances in which they were sent, and further legal action will be taken based on the outcome of the probe.
Delhi Police have apprehended a 36-year-old man from Ghaziabad in connection with a series of hoax bomb threat emails sent to several organisations, including the National Investigation Agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation, the Defence Research and Development Organisation and the Ministry of Civil Aviation, officials said on Thursday.
A threat email was also sent about an Air India flight from New Delhi to New York, leading to immediate security checks and alerts across agencies.
The police said all the organisations concerned were informed, standard safety protocols were followed and the threats were found to be a hoax. Officials added that the man has been undergoing treatment for mental illness since 2008.
According to officials, the emails were sent on June 29 and claimed that bombs had been placed at multiple high-security establishments, including the headquarters of the NIA, ISRO, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited, DRDO and the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
After the incident, police began an inquiry and tracked the digital trail of the emails. During the technical investigation, they analysed two mail accounts suspected to have been used to send the messages. A detailed examination of the email trail led investigators to a mobile number linked to the accounts, officials said.
Using technical surveillance, the police traced the suspect to Sanyog Nagar in Ghaziabad on June 30. A police team reached the location and examined the suspect, identified as Nishant Tyagi, at his residence.
Police said Tyagi studied through open schooling and enrolled in a bachelor's degree programme in 2010, but did not complete it.
During the preliminary enquiry, police found that he had allegedly been suffering from a mental illness since 2008 and had been receiving treatment at various medical institutions over the years. His family members also told the police about his long medical history, officials said.
No explosives or suspicious materials were recovered during the inquiry. Police said the investigation is underway to establish the motive behind the emails and the circumstances in which they were sent, and further legal action will be taken based on the outcome of the probe.
