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Time of India
02-08-2025
- Time of India
Woman accused of sending hoax bomb threats to Hyderabad airport arrested
Hyderabad: More than a month after her arrest by Ahmedabad police for sending threatening emails to multiple airports, Rene Joshilda, a woman from Chennai, has now been formally arrested by the RGI Airport (RGIA) police in connection with hoax bomb threats sent to Hyderabad airport. According to RGIA police, Joshilda was taken into custody, produced before a magistrate, and subsequently sent to judicial remand. She has been named as accused in two FIRs registered at RGIA police station. The case dates back to May 5, when RGIA authorities received a threatening email stating: 'Don't mess with Pakistan. Tell your govt—we have faithful Pakistan sleeper cells all over India. Your airport will be blasted for Operation Sindoor.' RGIA police immediately registered a case and launched an investigation. You Can Also Check: Hyderabad AQI | Weather in Hyderabad | Bank Holidays in Hyderabad | Public Holidays in Hyderabad In another email, the accused allegedly claimed that explosives had been planted at multiple locations within the airport premises, prompting a full-scale security response. Ahmedabad police, who arrested Joshilda in June, said that she had been sending the hoax threats using the dark web to avoid detection. Investigators revealed that she was motivated by personal revenge. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Use an AI Writing Tool That Actually Understands Your Voice Grammarly Install Now Undo Upset over a failed relationship—after the man she wanted to marry married someone else—Joshilda allegedly sent the emails in his name to implicate him and create trouble. Following her arrest in Gujarat, Cyberabad police coordinated with Ahmedabad authorities, obtained her custody, and proceeded with legal formalities in Hyderabad. Security tightened ahead of I-Day at RGIA In view of the upcoming Independence Day celebrations, RGIA police have stepped up security measures around the airport. A joint patrolling drill was carried out along the airport perimeter wall, with participation from CISF personnel. Officials said that similar heightened security measures are implemented every year during national events to ensure public safety. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Friendship Day wishes , messages and quotes !
Time of India
26-06-2025
- Time of India
Chennai tech consultant denies involvement in bomb threat mail case
Ahmedabad: Rene Joshilda, a 32-year-old tech consultant from Chennai, who was arrested for allegedly sending over 21 hoax bomb threat emails across 12 states—including Gujarat—has claimed she was being falsely implicated. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The emails had triggered panic across schools, hospitals, and key public sites including the Narendra Modi Stadium and BJ Medical College. "She was difficult from the start, lashing out at officers and denying involvement in fluent English," said a senior cybercrime official. According to the FIR, during questioning at the Shahibaug Cyber Crime office, Joshilda screamed, "I don't want to live, I want to die," climbed onto a table, picked up a poker, and attempted to assault officers. One officer was reportedly suffered injury due to her nails during the scuffle. She was booked under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for assaulting public servants and obstructing govt work. Sources in the cybercrime unit alleged that Joshilda's actions were driven by personal revenge. She allegedly targeted a male colleague she was infatuated with, after he married someone else. In a bid to frame him, she reportedly sent threats under male aliases and even linked him to false rape and terror allegations. Joshilda, who worked with Deloitte USI, was tracked down using digital forensics despite her extensive use of VPNs, dark web tools, fake email accounts, and over 80 virtual phone numbers to mask her identity. Investigators say a minor digital slip eventually led them to her. She was arrested from Chennai and brought to Ahmedabad. For the first two days, she cried and pleaded innocence, but later took a calmer approach, insisting she wasn't involved in any crime, said cyber crime sleuths.
Time of India
24-06-2025
- Time of India
Jaipur police to quiz cyber expert held in Ahmedabad for multiple bomb hoaxes
Jaipur: A Jaipur police team will question 30-year-old Rene Joshilda, arrested Monday by Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Cell, for allegedly sending a string of hoax bomb threat emails to several locations across the country, including the SMS Stadium in Jaipur and other venues. Joshilda, a robotics expert, currently employed as a senior consultant at a private firm, allegedly sent at least four threatening emails last month targeting the SMS Stadium during the IPL season. According to police estimates, Jaipur alone received at least 65 hoax threat emails in 2025, most of which targeted schools, with additional threats aimed at stadiums, court complexes, metro stations, hotels, medical colleges, and the airport. You Can Also Check: Jaipur AQI | Weather in Jaipur | Bank Holidays in Jaipur | Public Holidays in Jaipur "Initial investigations have confirmed her involvement in the threat emails sent to SMS Hospital between May 8 and May 13," an official said. Police sources also indicated that Joshilda may be questioned in connection with different threat emails besides SMS Stadium, including the one sent on May 18, which falsely claimed bomb attacks at two court complexes—Tonk Road Family Court and the Metro Court in Bani Park—and a metro station in Mansarovar. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Paras Sector 59 Gurgaon | Paras Floret Low-Rise Flats Birla Book Now Undo Investigations revealed that Joshilda purchased at least 80 virtual mobile numbers and relied on VPN services to conceal her digital trail. Police said she created multiple fake email accounts under male identities to mislead authorities and used cyber tools, including spoofed email IDs.
India Today
24-06-2025
- India Today
Love unrequited, woman techie tries to frame co-worker for Air India crash
In the cold glow of a computer screen, Rene Joshilda plotted revenge. With every click, she crafted terror—not with explosives, but with words. And she always signed them with the name of the man who had become the subject of her single-minded the past year, Ahmedabad Police say Joshilda, a robotics engineer and senior consultant with Deloitte in Chennai, sent hoax bomb threats to more than 20 locations across India: stadiums, schools, airports and hospitals. Her targets included the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium in motive, police say, was deeply personal. Joshilda wanted to frame her colleague, who did not return her affections and got married earlier this year, enraging her. "She was in one-sided love with a Brahmin boy," said a senior official with Ahmedabad Police's Cyber Crime branch. "When he got married, she started planning revenge. She wanted to ruin him."The emails, sent over months, triggered panic across 11 states: Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Kerala, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Punjab. Each time, police scrambled teams, evacuated buildings and launched search operations. Every alert turned out to be by the police as highly educated and meticulous, Joshilda utilised the dark web and encrypted email IDs, even using Pakistani VPN and accounts in the name of the man who never reciprocated her feelings. All this was to mask her identity and implicate a day after Air India's flight AI 171 crashed into the BJ Medical College in Ahmedabad, college authorities received a chilling email."We crashed the Air India plane yesterday. You thought it was a hoax. Now you know we're serious." The message went on to warn of more mail was eventually traced to Rene her technical know-how and efforts to destroy all digital evidence, Ahmedabad cybercrime officials managed to pinpoint a technical slip-up that led them to her doorstep in Chennai. She was arrested last week."She told us that if she had not been caught, she was planning to send two or three more emails during the upcoming Rath Yatra," the official also revealed a pattern of harassment in Joshilda's past. She allegedly harassed former friends in 2021 and 2022 by creating fake WhatsApp and Instagram accounts using virtual numbers to impersonate case has now drawn the attention of state police departments across the country. They are coordinating with Gujarat Police to examine related remains in custody and faces multiple charges under the IT Act and criminal law.- Ends
News18
24-06-2025
- News18
'You Thought It Was A Hoax': Chennai Woman Behind Bomb Scare Emails Took Ahmedabad Crash Credit
Last Updated: Chennai tech consultant Rene Joshilda sent hoax bomb threats to multiple cities, claiming she orchestrated the Air India crash in Ahmedabad. A Chennai-based woman accused of sending dozens of bomb threats across Gujarat and other Indian states also claimed responsibility for the Air India crash in Ahmedabad earlier this month, investigators speaking to the Times of India said. The woman, Rene Joshilda, a senior consultant at a multinational tech firm, allegedly ran a coordinated hoax campaign using spoofed emails, VPNs and the dark web to target schools, hospitals and high-security zones. The police said that her motive was to frame a man she wanted to marry. In an email sent to Ahmedabad's BJ Medical College on June 13, she referenced the Air India disaster and wrote: 'We crashed the Air India plane yesterday. You thought it was a hoax. Now you know we're serious." She warned that more attacks would follow. Police later confirmed that this mail too came from Joshilda, sent as part of her attempt to escalate public fear and implicate her former partner, Divij Prabhakar, who married someone else earlier this year. The crash she referred to, involving Air India flight AI-171, had already sparked widespread speculation and was now being used by Joshilda as a scare tactic, investigators said. The case began with a bomb threat received by an Ahmedabad school on June 3, triggering a nationwide investigation. Over the next several days, more emails surfaced targeting public institutions including the Narendra Modi Stadium and BJ Medical College. Investigators said she used a mix of fake email IDs, anonymized virtual phone numbers, and secure browsers to mask her tracks, launching threats timed with religious festivals, school schedules, and VIP movements in at least 12 states including Maharashtra, Delhi, Rajasthan and Kerala. Despite these precautions, a small technical error reportedly led officers to her residence in Chennai, where she was arrested. 'We were tracking her for a long time," a senior police officer said. 'She was very smart and didn't reveal her virtual trail, but due to a small mistake of hers, we tracked her and caught her from her house in Chennai." Police also recovered digital devices and documents linking her to the threats. Officials said that the email trails, technical footprints and her motive was built around the rejection she faced.
