Indore police: Diljit concert bomb threat email sent from hacked account of Dewas man

Police in Indore have made a significant disclosure in the hoax bomb threat case linked to the proposed November 15 concert of Punjabi actor and singer Diljit Dosanjh in the city. Investigation has found that one of several threatening emails was sent from the hacked email account of a young man from neighbouring Dewas. Police shared the official information on Thursday and said the cyber team was examining the entire network in depth.

Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Additional DCP) Rajesh Dandotiya told reporters that a few days ago three private schools in the city and the mayor's office had received threatening messages. The messages did not come from a single address but from different email accounts. The emails warned of targeting Dosanjh's upcoming concert and carrying out a bomb blast. After intensive checks by police and security agencies, all the threats were found to be entirely fake and misleading.

According to Dandotiya, one of the messages was sent from the email ID of Nikhil Gupta, a resident of Dewas. Gupta works for a private company. The investigation found that his email account was hacked in March or April this year and that he had been continually trying to recover it. Police have recorded Gupta's statement.

During the technical investigation, the login records of the email account were examined. They showed a suspicious IP address in the United States. The probe also established that the IP address had been run through a virtual private network (VPN). Police are now working to identify the hacking incident and the cybercriminals behind it.

Meanwhile, the organisers have applied to the police administration for permission to hold Dosanjh's live concert on November 15. The Additional DCP clarified that the organisers' application and all aspects of the security arrangements are currently under consideration.