Indore, Nov 12 (PTI) One of the multiple fake emails threatening a bomb blast at Punjabi actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh’s November 15 concert in Indore in Madhya Pradesh was sent from a hacked account belonging to a resident of neighbouring Dewas city, a police official said on Thursday.
Three private schools in the city and the mayor’s office received bomb threats from separate email accounts a few days ago regarding Dosanjh’s upcoming concert, which were found to be fake after a thorough probe, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajesh Dandotia told reporters.
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 HWP MAS BNM
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