Overview

• Police said the message to the traffic control room claimed 34 vehicles were rigged with human bombs, referenced 400 kg of RDX, and alleged 14 Pakistani terrorists had entered India under the name 'Lashkar-e-Jihadi'.
• The Crime Branch opened a case and informed the Anti-Terrorism Squad, with cyber teams working to identify the sender and verify the claims.
• Security checks and combing operations have been intensified at sensitive locations as large visarjan processions approach for Anant Chaturdashi.
• A senior Mumbai police officer indicated the threat appears to be a hoax, noting no specific target was named and that the number used is being tracked for legal action.
• The alert follows a spate of recent hoax threats in Maharashtra, including this week's arrest of a man for a false bomb call about Kalwa railway station, prompting renewed appeals for vigilance without panic.