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.