The Delhi Police is expected to approach Russia with a judicial request in the case related to bomb threats to around 200 schools in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) this week, according to a report.
The domain of the email ID from which threats were sent is understood to be owned by a Russian company.
Separately, the Delhi Police has already reached out to the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) via the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for assistance in the matter. The CBI is the designated Indian agency that coordinates with the INTERPOL.
Earlier this week, around 200 schools in Delhi and NCR received bomb threats via email on Wednesday. In its FIR, the police said there was “conspiratorial intention of creating mass panic and to disturb public” in the case.
Delhi Police to send judicial request to Russia for quick response
The Delhi Police is expected to approach Russia with a judicial request as it is a faster medium compared to other routes.
Firstly, the Delhi Police is expected to approach the Union Home Ministry and subsequently it will approach a court to issue a Letter Rogatory (LR) to Russia, according to The Times of India.
A LR is a judicial request and friendly countries usually respond promptly to such requests.
The email ID from which the threats were sent, [email protected], is understood to be hosted by a Russian company.
“The domain of email ID [email protected] has been traced to Russia and is suspected to have been formed with the help of the dark web, which is an encrypted online content that allows individuals to hide their identity and location from others,” a police officer was quoted as saying by CNN-News 18.
Previous cases of LRs to Russia
If the Delhi Police sends an LR to Russia, this would not be the first time. In recent years, multiple LRs led to responses from Russia in similar cases.
Last year, after a school in Sadiq Nagar of Delhi received a bomb threat, an LR was sent to Russia on May. A senior official was quoted as saying by ToI that Russia promptly replied and informed that the IP address used in the incident was from Austria and that a virtual private network (VPN) was used.
In another case involving the same school, the German company hosting the account responded by saying that it did not retain data of free accounts, according to the report.
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Delhi Police to send judicial request to Russia for details in school bomb threats case: Report
