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Time of India
2 days ago
- Time of India
Chennai tech consultant denies involvement in bomb threat mail case
Ahmedabad: Rene Joshilda, a 32-year-old tech consultant from Chennai, who was arrested for allegedly sending over 21 hoax bomb threat emails across 12 states—including Gujarat—has claimed she was being falsely implicated. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The emails had triggered panic across schools, hospitals, and key public sites including the Narendra Modi Stadium and BJ Medical College. "She was difficult from the start, lashing out at officers and denying involvement in fluent English," said a senior cybercrime official. According to the FIR, during questioning at the Shahibaug Cyber Crime office, Joshilda screamed, "I don't want to live, I want to die," climbed onto a table, picked up a poker, and attempted to assault officers. One officer was reportedly suffered injury due to her nails during the scuffle. She was booked under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for assaulting public servants and obstructing govt work. Sources in the cybercrime unit alleged that Joshilda's actions were driven by personal revenge. She allegedly targeted a male colleague she was infatuated with, after he married someone else. In a bid to frame him, she reportedly sent threats under male aliases and even linked him to false rape and terror allegations. Joshilda, who worked with Deloitte USI, was tracked down using digital forensics despite her extensive use of VPNs, dark web tools, fake email accounts, and over 80 virtual phone numbers to mask her identity. Investigators say a minor digital slip eventually led them to her. She was arrested from Chennai and brought to Ahmedabad. For the first two days, she cried and pleaded innocence, but later took a calmer approach, insisting she wasn't involved in any crime, said cyber crime sleuths.
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
'I crashed Air India plane': Chennai techie's shocking revenge plot for man who married someone else
What began as an investigation into claim of downing the Air India plane that crashed in Gujarat's Ahmedabad and bomb threats targeting the Narendra Modi Stadium in the city as well as multiple sites across 12 Indian states has ended in a bizarre twist — a tale of unreciprocated love, personal revenge, and cyber deception. Ahmedabad: A crane being used to clear the debris of the crashed Air India plane, in Ahmedabad, Saturday, June 14, 2025.(PTI) Ahmedabad Police on Monday said it arrested a woman who allegedly orchestrated a wave of terror threats in a calculated attempt to frame a man who had rejected her. The accused, Rene Joshilda, a senior consultant at a multinational company in Tamil Nadu's Chennai, was arrested after an extensive digital surveillance operation traced the source of the hoax emails, according to a PTI news agency report. Loved the man but it was one-sided She loved Divij Prabhakar and wanted to marry him but it remained one-sided, PTI quoted joint commissioner of police (crime) Sharad Singhal, explaining the motive. 'Her dreams crashed when Prabhakar married another girl in February, filling her with revulsion and revenge,' he added. According to police, Joshilda created fake email IDs — some in Prabhakar's name — and used virtual private networks (VPNs), virtual phone numbers, and even the dark web to mask her identity. Despite her sophisticated attempts to cover her digital trail, a small misstep ultimately led cyber crime officers to her doorstep in Chennai. Woman trained in robotics, employed at Deloitte Rene Joshilda, an engineer trained in robotics and employed at Deloitte since 2022, is accused of sending hoax threat emails to high-profile locations, including the Narendra Modi Stadium, BJ Medical College, and schools in Ahmedabad. She also allegedly targeted several other locations in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Karnataka, Kerala, Bihar, Telangana, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, and Haryana — with emails often timed ahead of major religious events or VIP visits. One of the threatening messages read: "Bomb successfully planted in Narendra Modi Stadium. Save the stadium if you can." Claimed to down Air India plane Another ominous email to Ahmedabad's BJ Medical College, whose hostel the ill-fated Air India plane crashed into on June 12, referred to a crash of the airline's aircraft. "I think now you know power. Like we sent you mail yesterday we crashed the Air India plane with our former CM... Now you know we are not playing," the mail read, seemingly referring to the June 12 Air India plane crash. The investigation, however, stemmed from an FIR registered at Sarkhej police station in Ahmedabad after a threat mail was received by a school on June 3, 2025. The sender wrote she wanted to attract attention to a 2023 rape case in Hyderabad. "Going to blast the bomb in your school to bring police attention about the rapist who raped the girl in Lemon Tree Hotel in Hyderabad in 2023." In total, she sent: 13 threat emails to Narendra Modi Stadium 4 to Geneva Liberal School 3 to Divya Jyoti School 1 to BJ Medical College 'She allegedly sent emails to various locations in 11 other states besides Gujarat,' said Singhal, emphasizing the coordinated response from state cyber crime teams across the country. 'We were tracking her for a long time. She was very smart and didn't reveal her virtual trail, but due to a small mistake of hers, we tracked her and caught her from her house in Chennai,' he added. 'We can say that we have busted a big module.' Rene Joshilda's use of her technical skills for personal vengeance, police say, created widespread panic and misled law enforcement across India — all stemming from a deeply personal vendetta and emotional heartbreak.
The Sun
04-06-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
At least 11 people dead in stampede outside cricket stadium ahead of victory parade for IPL Champions
MORE than 11 people have died following a horrific stampede in Bengaluru prior to the IPL victory celebrations. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) won the T20 competition on Tuesday night, beating Punjab Kings (PBKS) by six runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium. 1 Fans later gathered outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium - the team's home ground - to celebrate, but the jubilaition quickly turned to horror. The Sun is your go to destination for the best football, boxing and MMA news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video.
The Herald
04-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald
Virat Kohli's Bengaluru beat Punjab to win maiden IPL title
Royal Challengers Bengaluru and their talisman Virat Kohli ended a 17-season drought by winning their maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title, beating Punjab Kings by six runs in the final in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. Bengaluru posted a modest 190-9 with Kohli, their leading scorer this season, top scoring for them with a composed 43. It was, however, their lion-hearted bowling which secured their win after they restricted Punjab to 184-7 despite Shashank Singh's unbeaten 61 off 30 balls. Kohli was in tears once he realised Bengaluru were about to shed the underachiever's tag that has stuck to them since the inaugural 2008 edition of the league. Put in to bat at a heaving Narendra Modi Stadium, Bengaluru could not stitch together significant partnerships and fell short of the 200-mark.
The Independent
04-06-2025
- Business
- The Independent
IPL 2025 finally delivers for King Kohli after overcoming a conflict and ushering in a teenage star
Virat Kohli shed tears. Of joy. At last. Cricket's biggest star, known as 'King Kohli' by his 300 million-plus followers on social media, was there in the infancy of the Indian Premier League in 2008 and had to wait 18 seasons to clinch the title with Royal Challengers Bengaluru. After the six-wicket win over Punjab Kings on Tuesday night to end a dramatic, disrupted season for the world's richest franchise cricket league, Kohli slumped to his knees and cried. He retired from test cricket during the season, leaving his focus on the Twenty20 format at the IPL. 'I have given everything to this franchise for the last 18 years," the 36-year-old star batter said. 'I never thought this moment would come.' Young star emerges The 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi became an instant hit and set all kinds of records when he made his century. With some of India's biggest stars nearing retirement, he's being touted as the next big thing. A final scene Narendra Modi Stadium was decked in India's national colors while players from Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings went about their pre-match rituals. Both teams went into the decider aiming to win their first IPL title. Fighter jets roared across the evening sky, leaving tricolor vapor lingering. Later, the closing ceremony was a celebration of India's armed forces. This final — on a weekday — was originally scheduled for May 25, and meant to be played in Kolkata. But the league was suspended for a week because of the cross-border tensions between India and Pakistan. In the past, the IPL has moved to South Africa and the United Arab Emirates because of national elections or restrictions imposed to during the COVID-19 pandemic. The suspension due to a border conflict was unprecedented. Border conflict The Punjab Kings-Delhi Capitals game on May 8 was abandoned midway, and squads and broadcast crew traveled by train from Dharamsala to Delhi. Foreign players and their families flew out immediately for their safety. IPL is the biggest money spinner in cricket – one of the biggest properties in world sport – and the major stakeholders were determined for the show to go on. IPL's resumption was never in question once the cross-border tensions eased. The new schedule was drawn up — six venues were short-listed and the final moved from Kolkata to Ahmedabad. Perhaps the biggest takeaway was the swift return of most of the contracted foreign players, especially for teams still in knockout contention. In some situations, where replacements were sought, the Board of Control for Cricket in India allowed teams to hire players short-term. Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis, for example, got out of his PSL contract with Quetta Gladiators and signed up with Gujarat Titans for the remainder of the season. The big knocks While the league suspension will go down in history, the season will be memorable for some scintillating cricket — 200-plus totals were posted a record 52 times in 74 matches this season. The previous best was 41 in IPL 2024. Additionally, 200-plus was chased down on nine occasions. 2024 runners-up Sunrisers Hyderabad, who finished sixth this season scored the season's highest against Rajasthan Royals — 286-6. It also posted the highest successful run-chase, scoring 247-2 in reply to Punjab's 245-6. Bengaluru, which arguably boasts of the most passionate supporters in the IPL, winning its maiden IPL title was perhaps a marker of how well the season reemerged after the forced suspension. What's next for India? During the break, Indian cricket also took a giant leap toward its future. Stalwarts Kohli and Rohit Sharma had walked away from test cricket within six days even as the Indian selectors looked ahead to the tour of England which begins this month. Shubman Gill is the new test skipper and will lead India into a whole new era. Sai Sudharsan, the highest run-getter of IPL 2025 with 759 runs in 15 games, has also been picked in India's test squad for England.
