<p>Bengaluru: Wilson Garden police swiftly arrested a man who allegedly sent a threat email to Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), warning that a Metro station in Bengaluru would be blown up.</p><p>The arrested is BS Rajiv, 62, originally from Ballari but stayed in a rented accomodation in Belthur near Kadugodi in Bengaluru.</p><p>Bengaluru police commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh announced the arrest on Tuesday.</p> .Air India's Toronto-Delhi flight gets bomb threat; flight lands safely in national capital.<p>“The suspect appears to be mentally unsound. The person named in the email was his ex-wife. However, his statements don't tally. He has been further referred to NIMHANS,” Singh said.</p><p>The police registered the FIR on November 15, following permission from a city court. They had first registered a non-cognizable report (NCR) following a complaint on November 14 by Rathish Thomas, 50, Assistant Executive Engineer (Cybersecurity), BMRCL.</p><p>According to the FIR, on November 13, at 11.25 pm, the official email of BMRCL received an email from rajivsettyptp@gmail.com.</p> .<p>“If ever I come to know that your metro employees are torturing mentally to my past divorced wife Padmini after duty hours, be careful, one of your metro station gets blasted ... I am also a terrorists liker PATRIOTIC against KANNADIGAS,” the email read, as per the FIR.</p><p>The threat was declared a hoax by the police and an investigation was launched after the case was booked under BNS Section 351 (criminal intimidation).</p><p>Police probe revealed that Rajiv, a Diploma holder in printing, was separated from his wife 15 years ago and was looked after by his sister, who helped him with his food and living expenses. He was also a patient at NIMHANS for five years.</p> .<p>“He had a printing press that shut down years ago due to losses. He doesn't have any children and since the separation stayed alone. Contrary to what was suggested in the email, his wife didn't work at BMRCL. When his phone was checked, around 50 random email addresses, some of news channels and newspapers, of the police and politicians, were recovered. All those have been blocked. He used to send emails without giving a second thought,” a police officer told DH.</p> .<p>"He is not a criminal per se. If he had an intention to cause mischief, he would've used fake email addresses and virtual private networks (VPNs) to mask his location. However, he hasn't done anything of that nature," he added.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: Wilson Garden police swiftly arrested a man who allegedly sent a threat email to Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), warning that a Metro station in Bengaluru would be blown up.</p><p>The arrested is BS Rajiv, 62, originally from Ballari but stayed in a rented accomodation in Belthur near Kadugodi in Bengaluru.</p><p>Bengaluru police commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh announced the arrest on Tuesday.</p> .Air India's Toronto-Delhi flight gets bomb threat; flight lands safely in national capital.<p>“The suspect appears to be mentally unsound. The person named in the email was his ex-wife. However, his statements don't tally. He has been further referred to NIMHANS,” Singh said.</p><p>The police registered the FIR on November 15, following permission from a city court. They had first registered a non-cognizable report (NCR) following a complaint on November 14 by Rathish Thomas, 50, Assistant Executive Engineer (Cybersecurity), BMRCL.</p><p>According to the FIR, on November 13, at 11.25 pm, the official email of BMRCL received an email from rajivsettyptp@gmail.com.</p> .<p>“If ever I come to know that your metro employees are torturing mentally to my past divorced wife Padmini after duty hours, be careful, one of your metro station gets blasted ... I am also a terrorists liker PATRIOTIC against KANNADIGAS,” the email read, as per the FIR.</p><p>The threat was declared a hoax by the police and an investigation was launched after the case was booked under BNS Section 351 (criminal intimidation).</p><p>Police probe revealed that Rajiv, a Diploma holder in printing, was separated from his wife 15 years ago and was looked after by his sister, who helped him with his food and living expenses. He was also a patient at NIMHANS for five years.</p> .<p>“He had a printing press that shut down years ago due to losses. He doesn't have any children and since the separation stayed alone. Contrary to what was suggested in the email, his wife didn't work at BMRCL. When his phone was checked, around 50 random email addresses, some of news channels and newspapers, of the police and politicians, were recovered. All those have been blocked. He used to send emails without giving a second thought,” a police officer told DH.</p> .<p>"He is not a criminal per se. If he had an intention to cause mischief, he would've used fake email addresses and virtual private networks (VPNs) to mask his location. However, he hasn't done anything of that nature," he added.</p>
