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Mumbai Police Investigate Anonymous Bomb Threat Email as Security Tightens Across City

Authorities are tracing the sender of the email warning of explosions within 48 hours while no credible threat has been confirmed.

Mumbai police are currently investigating a bomb threat issued to the Maharashtra Secretariat.
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Overview

  • Maharashtra Police Control Room received an anonymous email warning of a possible explosion in Mumbai within the next 48 hours, with no specific location or timing provided.
  • Mumbai Police and the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) are investigating the threat and working to trace the sender through the email's IP address.
  • Authorities conducted a search of the Mantralaya complex, the state government's administrative headquarters, but found nothing suspicious.
  • Security has been heightened at key locations across Mumbai as a precautionary measure, with police on high alert.
  • The threat follows recent India-Pakistan tensions and has prompted high-level security meetings led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.