Indore, Nov 12 Fresh emails sent on Thursday to three banks and the mayor’s office threatening a bomb blast at Punjabi actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh’s November 15 concert in Indore appear to be fake after initial investigation, a police official said.
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajesh Dandotia told reporters that the messages were sent using two email accounts between 10:37 am and 1:47 pm to the offices of Bank of Baroda, Punjab National Bank, Bandhan Bank, and the mayor’s office.
“The email stated that a bomb would explode at Dosanjh’s live concert in Indore, and that people should not send their children to the event for their safety. The bomb squad conducted searches at all four locations, but found nothing suspicious. The emails appear to be fake at first glance. A probe is underway,” the official said.
Police said similar emails were sent a few days ago.
Dandotia said that these messages, sent from different email accounts to three private schools in the city and the Mayor’s office, also contained bomb threats regarding Dosanjh’s upcoming concert.
One of these emails was sent from the account of Dewas resident Nikhil Gupta, which was hacked in March or April of this year and which he had been trying to recover, the Additional DCP said. Gupta works in a private firm, he added.
“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 informed.
A probe into the hacking and those behind it is underway, he said.
The application from the concert’s organisers for police permission is being considered, the Additional DCP said.
(PTI News)
