Bomb threat call for Mumbai: Caller claims to be CBI official, cops file FIR

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The Azad Maidan Police in Mumbai have registered an FIR in the matter and has launched a manhunt for the suspect, an official said.

Mumbai Police on Wednesday received a threat call mentioning bomb explosions at multiple key places in the city, the police said. The unidentified caller during the call also said that he was a CBI official and wanted to pass on the information regarding the blasts, official sources said. After conducting detailed searches at places mentioned in the call, the police termed the call as a hoax call and registered an FIR against the unknown caller, an official said.

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According to the police, the phone call was made on its helpline number 112 and the caller on the other side said that three bomb blasts will take place in the city. The phone call was made at around 10:30 pm on Tuesday. The caller also mentioned the locations where the bombs would explode. He reportedly told the police that the blasts would take place at Infinity Mall in Andheri, PVR in Juhu, and Sahara Hotel at Airport.

"In the matter an FIR under relevant sections of the IPC has been lodged at Azad Maidan Police station and further investigations are being done," said a senior police official.