Yogesh K Porwar
In a swift action,the Wilson Garden police on Tuesday arrested a 62-year-old man for sending threat mail to BMRCL officials ID warning to blow up metro station.
Based on the complaint filed by Rathish Thomas,50,
Assistant Executive Engineer (Cybersecurity),BMRCL on Friday,the police track down the accused through the IP Address and arrested Rajiv from his house in Belthur near Kadugodi.
Probe revealed that the accused is a unemployed diploma holder,suffering from Mental disorder and presently taking treatment at NIMHANS from last 5 years.
Further probe revealed that he had taken divorce 15 years back and she is not metro employee.He is living alone in rented room.His family members,friends and relatives are helping him for every day essentials and livelihood, the police, said .
The police had 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.
According to the FIR, on November 13, at 11.25 pm, the official email of BMRCL received an email from rajivsettyptp@gmail.com.
“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.
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).
