Man held for making hoax bomb calls to IT companies
The police nabbed a publicity seeker who put security agencies and the police on their toes by making hoax bomb calls to the offices of Infosys and TCS.
The police also recovered cellphones, a hard disk and some documents from him. The accused Poreddy Appala Naidu alias Lokesh hails from the Bhamini mandal of Srikakulam district. He was working as a salesman at a retail outlet at Banjara Hills.
He created panic among IT firms across the country through his hoax calls on March 30 and 31.
He called up offices of Infosys and TCS in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Pune and Chandigarh and made hoax bomb calls, sent mails and SMSes. According to Cyberabad Commissioner of Police Ch.D Tirumala Rao, he sent mails to all the national media, including print and electronic on his views on military/police government with comments on present system of government and constitution.
``As he didn't get any response from the media organisations, he planned to create sensation to prove his existence,’’ He procured land line numbers of all branches of Infosys and TCS across the country on March 30 and sent mails from Star Internet Cafe situated in Kukatpally Housing Board Colony and made hoax bomb threat calls from his cell phone no 86883 10584.
On March 31, he again sent an SMS to Manager Facilities, Infosys stating that `Planted time bomb in Infosys take care'.
Raidurgam cops tracked and arrested the accused on Monday along with some hand written papers containing derogatory remarks on state and central governments. Cases were also registered against him in Bengaluru, Pune and Maharashtra in connection with the same.
He was booked under section 506 of IPC and various provision of IT Act. The Commissioner appreciated the efforts of Raidurgam inspector A Balakoti and his team for tracking and arresting the accused.
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