# Indian police to question Google over 500,000 fake Gmail accounts tied to bomb hoaxes

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- Reuters, 2026-09-15 09:00 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/indian-police-query-google-over-500000-fake-gmail-ids-linked-bomb-hoax-2026-09-15/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aa9092c42d5dc000147118d

> Indian police plan to question Google about inadequate safeguards after dismantling a criminal network that created and operated more than 500,000 fake Gmail accounts to send hoax bomb threats to government offices, a police official told Reuters on Tuesday.