GURUGRAM, March 20 -- Gurugram Police have arrested a Bangladeshi man for allegedly sending bomb threats via email to several schools here, officials said on Friday.

The police arrested Saurabh Vishwas alias Michael, 30, a resident of Bangladesh, from Ahmedabad on Thursday. He had entered India illegally from Bangladesh nine years ago, they said.

During interrogation, the accused admitted spreading the bomb hoax to create an atmosphere of fear. He revealed that the threats were made from Dhaka, and he had created the email ID for sending bomb threats, they added.

The accused is intermediate and engaged in digital marketing, and was currently residing at Sripalli Bazar, Govindapalli district, North 24 Parganas in West Bengal.

On January ...