Fake bomb threat: Munnar police arrest Delhi native

The Munnar police have arrested a Delhi native in connection with a fake bomb threat targeting hotels in the hill station.

According to the police, the arrested was identified as S. Nidhin Sharma, alias Khalid (39). On April 30, the accused sent an email to the Munnar police station claiming that bombs had been planted in various resorts and hotels across the hill station. Based on the threat, bomb squads, sniffer dogs, and a special team of the police conducted a search across the hill station, but no explosives were found.

According to the police, he raised four fake bomb threats in different locations in the State. The cyber investigation wing of the police traced the threat to a stolen mobile phone and found that Sharma had already been arrested by the Mysuru police for a similar offence. According to the police, he was handed over to the Kerala Police by the Mysuru police.

Munnar Station House Officer (SHO) Binod Kumar said that the accused was a repeat offender. “He was brought to Munnar and was produced before the Devikulam court, which remanded him in police custody. The accused will be handed over to the Mysuru police after evidence collection,” said the official.

Sharma is accused of attempting to murder his grandmother.

The police said that cyber terrorism charges were slapped on the accused. Munnar Deputy Superintendent of Police Alex Baby and sub-inspector A.P. Anil Kumar led the team that arrested the accused.