Archive · 2 Aug 2025
Chennai Techie Arrested for Hoax Bomb Threats, Targeting RGIA
A woman in Chennai, who works in tech, sent fake bomb threats to places like the airport and a cricket stadium.
She wanted to get back at a former coworker who didn't want to marry her.
She sent emails saying there were bombs, but they were all false alarms.
Police found her and arrested her.
She had also created a fake marriage certificate to make her colleague look bad.
Now, she is in jail because of her actions.
A Chennai-based techie was arrested for sending hoax bomb threats.
The threats included two targeting the Shamshabad airport (RGIA).
The woman, Rene Joshilda, is a senior consultant at an MNC in Chennai.
She allegedly sent emails to various locations, including schools and a cricket stadium.
Joshilda aimed to frame a former colleague who rejected her marriage proposal.
- Who
- Rene Joshilda, a Chennai-based techie, sent the threats.
- What
- A woman made hoax bomb threats to various locations.
- When
- The bomb threats were sent on July 18 and 25, and the arrest happened on Saturday.
- Where
- The woman was arrested in Chennai and the bomb threats were targeted at locations including the RGIA in Hyderabad.
- Why
- She wanted to frame her former colleague after he rejected her marriage proposal.
Accuser
Accused
Bomb Threats
Accuser
Accused of making hoax bomb threats.
Accused
N/A
Framing
Accuser
Accused of attempting to frame the colleague.
Accused
N/A
- Suspect
- Rene Joshilda
- Age
- 29
- Profession
- Senior Consultant
- Location
- Chennai
- Threats Target
- RGIA, schools, cricket stadium
- Motive
- Revenge against a former colleague