Mumbai police said security has been tightened after the Bandra train station received a call about a possible bomb threat, adding that an investigation is underway and there is no need to panic.
File photo of Bandra train station in Mumbai.
An alert has been sounded in Mumbai after the Bandra railway police station received information on Saturday via a call of a possible bomb attack.
Security has been tightened and all sister agencies informed, Mumbai Police Rail Commissioner Quaiser Khalid said.
He also said that there is no need to panic or worry.
Bandra RPS has received information by telephone today about a possible bomb attack in Mumbai. The caller has been contacted. Security has been tightened. All sister agencies have been informed. We are investigating the matter. There is no need to panic or worry.
– Quaiser Khalid IPS (@quaiser_khalid) November 13, 2021
In a subsequent tweet, the officer said the caller has been identified, is staying in Dubai with his mother and is not in his right mind.
“We have verified the bomb threat information. The caller is staying in Dubai with his mother and is not in his right mind. Last week he similarly called an officer in Gandhidham Gujarat and gave similar information,” Khalid said.
He added that the caller’s relatives have “confirmed their habit of giving that information.”
We are investigating more, he said.
Update: We @grpmumbai They have verified the bomb threat information. The caller is staying in Dubai with his mother and is not in his right mind. Last week, he had similarly called an officer in Gandhidham Gujarat and gave him similar information (SD entry photo). We talk to their relatives (1) pic.twitter.com/ZDeiiqdb3b
– Quaiser Khalid IPS (@quaiser_khalid) November 13, 2021
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