Surat court bomb threat: Bihar man arrested for 5000 kg RDX email
Synopsis
A jobless Bihar man living in Surat for a decade allegedly emailed a '5000 kg RDX Bomb' threat to the Surat District Court — using a borrowed phone to evade detection. Police also found a deleted draft targeting the Supreme Court on his device, raising the stakes well beyond a single threat.
Key Takeaways
Raman Mishra , 36, a Bihar native residing in Katargam, Surat , was arrested by Surat City Cyber Crime Police on 29 July .
He allegedly emailed a '5000 kg RDX Bomb' threat to the Surat District Court on 13 July at 6:13 pm .
The accused used a borrowed mobile phone to send the threat, not his own device.
A deleted draft email reportedly targeting the Supreme Court of India was recovered from his phone's trash folder.
An FIR was registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and the IT (Amendment) Act, 2008 .
Police have urged citizens not to lend phones to unknown persons, warning of potential criminal liability.
Gujarat's Surat City Cyber Crime Police have arrested a 36-year-old man from Bihar for allegedly sending a bomb threat email to the Surat District Court on 13 July, claiming the premises contained a '5000 kg RDX Bomb'. The arrest was confirmed by police on Wednesday, 29 July, following a technical investigation led by the Cyber Crime Branch.
The Threat and How It Was Sent
According to police, the threatening email was dispatched at 6:13 pm on 13 July from an unidentified email address to the official email ID of the Surat District Court. The subject line read: 'Cort ma (within court) 5000 kg Rdx Bomb'. Investigators said the message was designed to create fear among the public and disturb public peace.
Notably, the accused did not use his own mobile phone to send the email. According to police, he borrowed a handset from an acquaintance and used it to transmit the threat — a detail that initially complicated the digital trail.
Who Is the Accused
Police identified the arrested man as Raman Mishra, a native of Dhanuwara village in Darbhanga district, Bihar, who had been residing at Krishnakunj Building, Bahuchar Nagar, near Prannath Hospital on Ved Road in the Katargam area of Surat. He is currently unemployed.
Mishra had lived in Surat for approximately a decade, previously working as a diamond labourer. He had initially shared rented accommodation with relatives and friends from his home district before moving into a separate room with his wife and children, who had joined him roughly three months ago.
According to officials, for some time prior to the incident, Mishra had stopped working and spent most of his time at home — watching Khan Sir's online classes on YouTube, browsing social media reels, and exploring content creation using artificial intelligence platforms. When his own mobile data ran out, he reportedly used the hotspot connections of neighbours in the same building.
Legal Sections and the Arrest
Following a formal complaint, the Cyber Crime Police Station registered an FIR under Sections 351(3), 351(4), 353(1)(B) and 353(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, along with Section 66(F)(2) of the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008. Police Inspector K.P. Gameti and his team, supported by the Cyber Crime Branch's technical unit, traced and apprehended Mishra through digital forensic analysis.
Draft Email to Supreme Court Also Recovered
During the examination of Mishra's mobile phone, investigators recovered a deleted draft email that had reportedly been intended for the official email address of the Supreme Court of India. The draft, found in the trash folder, contained the line: 'Angrej hamare countray ko barbad kar ke gaye hai (Britishers ruined our country).' Police said this draft formed part of the material recovered during the inquiry.
Police Advisory to the Public
Surat Cyber Crime Police used the occasion to issue a public advisory, urging citizens to keep their mobile phones locked and to avoid handing devices to unknown individuals — warning that phone owners could be held liable if their handsets are used to commit offences. Police also reminded the public that victims of financial cyber fraud should immediately contact the national cyber helpline 1930, noting that prompt reporting offers the best chance of freezing fraudulently transferred funds.
The case underscores the growing challenge of tracing cyber threats routed through borrowed devices — and raises questions about how quickly such threats can be neutralised before they trigger large-scale disruptions to judicial functioning.
Point of View
Low-skill cyber threats can paralyse judicial infrastructure — and how borrowed devices are becoming the preferred tool to create a false digital alibi. The recovery of a draft targeting the Supreme Court suggests this was not an impulsive act but a pattern of intent, which investigators would do well to probe more deeply. More broadly, the frequency of bomb-threat emails to courts and public institutions has risen sharply in recent years, yet institutional cyber-hygiene — from how courts handle threat emails to how quickly they loop in law enforcement — remains inconsistent. The public advisory on phone-lending liability is pragmatic, but the harder question is whether India's legal framework adequately deters copycat threats that cost the state enormous resources to investigate.
NationPress
29 Jul 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Who was arrested for the Surat District Court bomb threat?
Raman Mishra, a 36-year-old unemployed man from Dhanuwara village in Darbhanga district, Bihar, was arrested by Surat City Cyber Crime Police. He had been residing in the Katargam area of Surat for approximately a decade, most recently working as a diamond labourer before becoming unemployed.
What exactly did the bomb threat email say?
The email, sent on 13 July at 6:13 pm to the official email ID of the Surat District Court, carried the subject line 'Cort ma (within court) 5000 kg Rdx Bomb'. Police said it was intended to create fear and disturb public peace.
How did police trace the accused if he used a borrowed phone?
Police Inspector K.P. Gameti and his team, with support from the Cyber Crime Branch's technical unit, traced Mishra through digital forensic and technical analysis despite the use of a borrowed device. The investigation led them to the Katargam area of Surat, where he was taken into custody.
Was there a threat to the Supreme Court as well?
During examination of Mishra's phone, investigators recovered a deleted draft email from the trash folder that was reportedly intended for the Supreme Court of India. The draft contained the line: 'Angrej hamare countray ko barbad kar ke gaye hai (Britishers ruined our country).' Police said it formed part of the material recovered during the inquiry.
What charges have been filed against Raman Mishra?
An FIR has been registered against Mishra under Sections 351(3), 351(4), 353(1)(B) and 353(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, along with Section 66(F)(2) of the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008. These sections relate to criminal intimidation and cyber-terrorism-linked offences.
