The central cybercrime police have stepped up the probe to track down an unknown person who sent a message on WhatsApp to the public relations officer of the High Court threatening to kill four High Court judges and two retired judges with the help of a Dubai-based gang and demanding ransom.
The accused used an international mobile number to send the message to K. Muralidhar on Wednesday evening and gave bank account details demanding ₹50 lakh ransom. The message in Hindi, Urdu, and English also shared five mobile numbers and stated that they were sharpshooters.
Based on a complaint filed on Friday, the central cybercrime police registered a case against the unknown person charging him under various sections of the IT Act, under criminal intimidation and section 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace).
