(AI image) Sharath Subramanyam, a techie working in the US, was arrested for sending over 200 hoax bomb threats.
Sharath Subramanyam, a Tamil Nadu native who worked in the information technology sector for 12 years and was involved in artificial intelligence research, was arrested by city cybercrime police on Saturday in connection with more than 200 alleged hoax bomb threats sent to establishments across Keralam since 2023. Within Thiruvananthapuram city limits alone, Sharath allegedly sent around 40 fake bomb threat emails targeting key government institutions and public establishments.
He would then track the impact of the threats through local news reports, police said. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: For years, a US-based techie allegedly used artificial intelligence to send hoax bomb threats to some of Kerala’s most prominent institutions, from the state capital’s airport and the chief minister’s official residence to courts, hotels and temples. These included the airport, Cliff House — the chief minister’s official residence — Lok Bhavan, the governor’s residence, the Secretariat, the district court, the collectorate and five-star hotels.