Bengaluru Metro bomb threat
62-Year-Old Man with Mental Health Issues Arrested for Bengaluru Metro Bomb Threat: Complete Investigation Details
Nov 18, 2025 11:18 pm CST
A 62-year-old man undergoing mental health treatment has been arrested for sending bomb threats to Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation, threatening to blow up stations if his ex-wife was "tortured." The suspect, Rajiv, has been receiving psychiatric treatment at NIMHANS for five years and was living alone since his divorce 15 years ago. This incident follows another recent case where a female software engineer was arrested for sending multiple bomb threats to schools across several Indian states.
Bengaluru Metro Receives Bomb Threat Over Ex-Wife's Alleged Torture by Employees
Nov 18, 2025 02:12 pm CST
The Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) received a concerning bomb threat email from an individual threatening to bomb a metro station if his ex-wife Padmini faces harassment from metro employees. This incident follows a series of false bomb threats in Bengaluru schools traced to a software engineer who used VPNs and virtual numbers to mask her identity while targeting institutions across multiple Indian states.