Nagpur Police in Nagpur, Maharashtra, who claimed to have identified the person behind a spate of bomb threats at airports and other establishments across the country, said on Wednesday that according to their investigation, the suspect had sent the threatening emails from Delhi. Investigating officials said the suspect, Jagdish Shriram Uikey, author of a book on terrorism and a native of Arjuni Morgaon in Maharashtra’s Gondia district, had been living in the national capital for the past few years . Over the past two weeks, more than 510 domestic and international flights have been the subject of bomb threats that later turned out to be hoaxes, causing significant operational and financial difficulties for airlines. Most of the threats were made via social media. A Nagpur police official earlier said investigators found that Uikey had sent emails to various government agencies, including the Prime Minister’s Office, Railways Minister, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy, airline offices, director general of police and railway protection. Force. “Uikey has been living in Delhi for the past few years, from where he sent threatening emails across the country. He was identified as the culprit based on the emails he sent. The internet protocol address of the he email sent to a central minister, as shared by Google, indicated that it was sent by Uikey. Investigation revealed that the SIM card in his mobile phone was registered in his name and listed his address at. Arjuni Morgaon,” the official said. According to the police, the email sent by Uikey to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on October 21, which was also forwarded to the Director General of Police and the Railway Protection Force, led to a reinforcement security measures at stations. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Nagpur Police Commissioner Ravinder Singal said efforts were on to trace Uikey and he would be arrested soon.