Overview
- Bhabanipur police received the threat email at 10:15 a.m. on May 14 claiming an Al-Qaeda-backed suicide attack on Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.
- Kolkata Police’s cyber cell and Special Task Force traced the sender to Garden Reach and arrested 27-year-old Hasnain Iqbal on Friday night.
- Investigators recovered the mobile phone used to send the message, and police said Iqbal admitted he wrote the email.
- Officers said he used a woman’s identity to settle a personal score and noted he has advanced IT skills and a history of similar emails to government bodies, including the Election Commission.
- Authorities reported no corroborated external terror link and warned they will pursue strict legal action against future hoax threats.