Supreme Court Denies Relief to Chennai Engineer Who Sent Bomb Threats Over Unrequited Love

The woman allegedly utilized fake email accounts, VPN services, and dark web resources to conceal her identity and location.

New Delhi:

On Friday, the Supreme Court declined to issue a comprehensive order preventing the registration of new First Information Reports (FIRs) against a Chennai-based female technology professional who was detained for allegedly sending "bomb threat" emails via the dark web under the name of a man she had feelings for but couldn't marry.

Nevertheless, the Supreme Court issued a notice regarding her petition requesting consolidation of existing FIRs across numerous states, including Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Karnataka, Kerala, Bihar, Telangana, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, and Haryana.

Her arrest followed an investigation into emails threatening explosions at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and various locations across 12 states, revealing a narrative of unrequited love and retribution.

Today, the bench consisting of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta briefly considered a plea from the 29-year-old robotics engineer from Chennai, who maintained her innocence, asserting that emails continued to be sent using her VPN even after her apprehension.

Senior Advocate Devadutt Kamat represented the accused, Rene Joshilda, arguing that the case lacked legitimacy and that emails were still being transmitted from Joshilda's VPN (virtual private network) following her arrest.

The Supreme Court requested Kamat to provide evidence of any emails sent after her detention. He indicated he would do so during the subsequent hearing.

The accused woman, employed at a multinational corporation in Chennai, allegedly issued bomb threats after the man she intended to marry wed someone else.

She reportedly employed counterfeit email addresses, VPNs, and dark web resources to disguise her identity and whereabouts.

Several of the fabricated email accounts were created using the name of the man she wished to marry.