Jaipur Hoax Bomb Threat: Over 60 Schools Are Searched for 12 Hours by 2500 Police

After receiving bomb threat emails, more than 2500 police officers, five bomb squads, and twenty sniffer dogs checked more than 60 schools in Rajasthan, according to authorities on Tuesday. At 2:49 a.m. on Monday, threats were received by the private schools. The searches started at six in the morning and went on until late at night.

The warning proved to be a fake after thorough inspections revealed nothing untoward in any of the schools. Through the Russian domain, a mail ID called “[email protected]” delivered the bomb threat.

The police are looking into the situation and examining the emails’ wording. Additionally being examined is the language of the most recent email issued to airports and schools in Delhi. According to a preliminary inquiry, the threat letter that was sent to schools in Delhi and Jaipur was sent from Russian servers. An email was sent from the account “[email protected]” to the Delhi schools and from the account “[email protected]” to the Jaipur schools.

Cyber specialists, however, said that in order to conceal their whereabouts, criminals often use VPNs from other nations. For instance, it is alleged that emails were transmitted from Russian servers in the instances of Delhi and Jaipur. Although the location is listed as Russia, it is conceivable that the emails were sent from somewhere else.

Cyber security specialist Mukesh Chaudhary said that these accused are able to elude the authorities by using a VPN to conceal their whereabouts. “Anyone may use a VPN to alter their location. In this scenario, the recipient of the email perceives the sender to be in the same nation as the source of the letter; nevertheless, the reality differs, “said the speaker.

Officials did not, however, rule out the likelihood that a group or gang was responsible for the assaults in Jaipur and Delhi. Schools in Delhi and Jaipur have been using a similar mail pattern, according to Jaipur Police Commissioner Biju George. One email is sent to several recipients using the word BCC, and there is no indication of a dateline. Therefore, one shouldn’t be afraid of these emails.

Cybersecurity and legal specialist Monali Krishna Guha said that malevolent offenders often utilize darknets or proxy servers when sending these kinds of emails, which is why police investigations take a long time to conclude.

The previous head of the cybercrime police station, Rajendra Prasad, advised authorities to seek assistance from the CBI and Interpol while using VPNs. The correspondence sent to the schools spoke of getting even. It made reference to Gujarat and warned of destroying cities.

It is pertinent to note that, within the last six months, miscreants have threatened Jaipur airport with bombs six times. These bomb threats were sent out twice in May, on May 3 and May 12. Nevertheless, the search effort turned up nothing alarming. Bomb threats were received by Jaipur Airport in April on February 16, April 26, April 29, and December 27 of the previous year.