The Mumbai Police and security agencies are on high alert after receiving an e-mail that contained threats to bomb several areas in the city, including the Mayor Ritu Tawde’s office, the residence of actor Amitabh Bachchan and the concert venue of singer Diljit Dosanjh, an official said on Friday.
After the threat, the authorities have searched the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) HQ head office’s mayor’s office in a thorough manner. Officials have said there were no suspicious finds leaving authorizers to conclude a search of the site.
A copy of the email was also sent to Deputy Mayor Sanjay Ghadi, and apparently included a warning of possible grenade attacks on a school on October 31. It also stated that it will attack Bachchan’s home in Juhu named ‘Jalsa’ between 31st October and 27th November.
Diljit Dosanjh’s Concert Also Mentioned
The e-mail mentioned ‘Khalistan’ and said an attack will take place during the concert of Dosanjh at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse, Mumbai on November 27, police said.
The authorities launched an investigation to find out exactly how credible the threat is, as well as the source of the email and sender of the threat.
In a precautionary measure, the security and the surveillance at the Mayor’s office, Mahalaxmi Racecourse, any educational institution of note or locations referred to in the message have been reinforced.
The conversation is being investigated to ascertain if the threats are legitimate and they will try to prevent any security incident.
Mumbai Authorities have not discovered explosives or other suspicious items in the mayor’s office during the search. Security agencies are involved in the investigation and the places mentioned in the e-mail have been shown to be security hotspots and security is being stepped up.
The incident is being taken very seriously and attempts are underway to confirm the facts and identify the culinary source.