Delhi Police arrest Mysuru man for sending 1,100 hoax bomb threats nationwide

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Mar 30, 2026: Delhi Police have arrested a 47-year-old man from Mysuru, Karnataka, for allegedly sending more than 1,100 hoax bomb threats to schools, high courts and government offices across the country.

The accused, identified as Srinivas Louis, was apprehended on Friday from his rented accommodation within the VV Puram police station limits during a joint operation by Delhi Police and local police. He was produced before a magistrate on Saturday.

The arrest comes amid a recent surge in bomb threat messages targeting the Delhi High Court, the Assembly, and several educational and government institutions.

Police said Louis, a postgraduate and native of Bengaluru, is currently unemployed and lives with his mother in Mysuru.

“Preliminary investigation suggests he may have been under mental stress. During initial interrogation, the accused confessed to sending over 1,100 threat messages across the country via emails and other communication platforms,” a senior officer said, according to a PTI report.

Multiple FIRs have been registered in different states in connection with the threats, police added.