Mumbai Traffic Police receives `bomb threat`, probe on
The Mumbai Traffic Police Control Room received a bomb threat on Friday morning. The control room received the text message from an unknown person claiming that “bombs have been placed at six locations across Mumbai”, news agency ANI reported.
Mumbai Traffic Police Control Room receives a threat message from an unknown person. The message states that bombs have been placed at six locations across Mumbai. Mumbai police and other agencies are alert after the message. Efforts are underway to trace the message sender:…
— ANI (@ANI) February 2, 2024
Mumbai Traffic Police receives `bomb threat`: Probe on
The Mumbai police has initiated a probe to trace the sender of the message while security agencies have been asked to be on alert.
“Mumbai police and other agencies are alert after the bomb threat message. Efforts are underway to trace the message sender,” Mumbai Police said, reported ANI.
More details awaited.
Mumbai Traffic Police receives `bomb threat`: Earlier incidents
Several museums in Mumbai, including the renowned Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum, have reported receiving threatening emails warning of potential bomb blasts, officials confirmed.
According to the report in ANI, the officials said that the threatening messages were sent to Colaba`s Shivaji Maharaj Museum and the Nehru Science Centre in Worli.
The report further stated that following receipt of these emails, the police and bomb disposal unit conducted an extensive investigation at the aforementioned museums.
No evidence of explosives was located throughout the search, the officials told news agency ANI. Reportedly, an inquiry into the matter is currently underway. Additional information will be released as the probe proceeds, the officials said.
(With inputs from ANI)
