India News | Gujarat Police Bust Inter-state Bomb Threat Email Network with Bangladesh Links
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. In a major breakthrough, the Cyber Centre of Excellence of the Gujarat Police has exposed and dismantled an inter-state bomb threat email network operating with cross-border linkages to Bangladesh, Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi said on Monday.
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], September 15 (ANI): In a major breakthrough, the Cyber Centre of Excellence of the Gujarat Police has exposed and dismantled an inter-state bomb threat email network operating with cross-border linkages to Bangladesh, Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi said on Monday.
The coordinated crackdown spanned across three states, resulting in the arrest of key accused individuals from Bihar and Jharkhand who were allegedly behind the dissemination of hoax threat emails.
According to details shared by the Deputy CM, cyber investigators recovered a database of more than 5.13 lakh email credentials.
Furthermore, the probe unearthed sophisticated financial and cryptocurrency transaction trails establishing links to Bangladesh.
Taking to social media platform X, Sanghavi commended the state police's cyber apparatus for cracking the interstate syndicate.
"A major breakthrough by the Cyber Centre of Excellence, Gujarat Police has exposed and dismantled an inter-State bomb threat email network with Bangladesh links. Key accused arrested from Bihar & Jharkhand, 5.13 lakh+ email credentials recovered, Bangladesh-linked financial & crypto trails uncovered, coordinated operation across 3 states," Sanghavi stated.
Emphasizing the state's zero-tolerance approach toward digital offences, the minister added, "A decisive action against those spreading fear through cybercrime. Gujarat Police remains one step ahead." (ANI)
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