Mysuru man held for sending bomb threats to courts, schools

Delhi Police has arrested a 47-year-old man from Mysuru in Karnataka for allegedly sending a series of hoax bomb threat emails to courts and schools in the national capital, officials said on Sunday.

The accused, identified as Shrinivas Luis, was apprehended from his residence in Vrindavan Layout during a raid conducted by a Delhi Police team on Saturday. Police have seized his mobile phones, laptop, and other electronic devices.

Officials said Luis is highly educated and holds a postgraduate degree but is currently unemployed. He lives with his mother, a retired government school teacher. According to police sources, Luis is also a law school dropout who could not complete his final year. Investigators suspect that frustration related to his academic background may have been one of the reasons behind targeting the courts. “It is suspected that he wanted to stall court proceedings. He has sent several emails to the Delhi High Court and district courts over the past few months,” a police source said.

Preliminary investigation suggests that the accused sent over 1,000 emails to various institutions across the country. A majority of these were directed at courts, including the Delhi High Court and several district courts in the capital.

Police are also verifying whether he sent similar threat emails to schools in Delhi. Over the past two years, the city has witnessed more than 50 such incidents, targeting over 500 schools and government institutions. Officials believe the arrest could help crack multiple pending cases involving hoax threats. Investigators suspect that Luis used a virtual private network (VPN) to conceal his identity while sending the emails.

A VPN allows users to mask their location and identity by routing internet activity through encrypted servers, making it difficult to trace the source. The accused is being brought to Delhi after being produced before a local court in Karnataka. Police said they will seek his custody for detailed interrogation. “We need to ascertain the exact number of emails sent and the full extent of his activities, including the motive behind targeting specific institutions,” an officer said.

One of the earlier incidents under investigation dates back to September, when the Delhi High Court received a bomb threat email claiming that three explosive devices had been planted on the premises. The threat was later declared a hoax after thorough checks.