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Gurugram Lawyer Arrested Over Hoax Bomb Email Targeting Ex’s Job Interview

Police say cyber-forensics traced the message to a 29-year-old law professional seeking to stop his former partner’s interview.

Overview

  • The threat email arrived around 9:15 am on Tuesday to Corporate Edge’s official address, warning of a bomb at DLF One Horizon Centre in Sector 43.
  • Building security filed a complaint as police, HDRF, bomb disposal, dog squad, and fire brigade teams evacuated and searched the complex, finding no explosive.
  • Investigators tracked the sender via IP details despite attempts to mask the origin, leading to the arrest of 29-year-old Aniket Paul in Sector 31 on February 25.
  • Police say Paul, a Kolkata resident with an LLM from London working in a Gurugram firm’s legal team, confessed and cited a breakup-related motive.
  • An FIR at Sushant Lok police station is registered, his devices have been seized, and officers plan to question the woman as the investigation continues.