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Bomb Hoax Call to US Consulate in Mumbai Prompts Police Probe

Registration of a case at the Bandra Kurla Complex police station under the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita underscores intensified efforts to identify the caller.

According to the police the caller used a number that appears to be local and they are tracking the phone number to locate the caller and register a case against him (Getty Images)
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Overview

  • On June 15, an unknown caller threatened to bomb the US Consulate General in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex, triggering a coordinated search by police and a dog squad.
  • Zonal DCP Manish Kalwaniya confirmed that authorities found no explosives and officially declared the consulate threat a hoax.
  • A formal case has been filed under relevant sections of the Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita at the Bandra Kurla Complex police station as part of the investigation.
  • The city crime branch is leading efforts to trace call records and work with technical teams to pinpoint the source of the threat call.
  • This latest incident follows a series of May hoax bomb threats targeting Mumbai landmarks, including one caller arrested after a false airport threat linked to a domestic dispute.