India, Nov. 6 -- Bengaluru Police have taken custody of Rene Joshilda, the woman behind fake bomb threats to schools spanning several states.

Joshilda, an MNC employee, was arrested in June from Chennai for sending threat bomb threat emails, according to PTI. She was brought to in Bengaluru on a body warrant following her arrest.

She has been booked for duping identity to send several hoax bomb threat emails across multiple cities, including Chennai, Hyderabad, and Gujarat, according to a report in News18.

Joshila reportedly used a virtual private network (VPN) to send the threat emails, hiding her real location and identity. She obtained virtual mobile numbers using an application called 'gate code' to register multiple accounts and u...