18 July,2023 07:03 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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On Tuesday, Mumbai police received second threat call in two days, about a bomb planted in the city.
"On Tuesday afternoon, the main control room of Mumbai police received a call about a bomb planted in Mumbai," an official said.
The crime branch was probing the case.
The Mumbai police had received a similar call on Monday but later it was found to be a hoax.
A First Information Report (FIR) has also been registered against unidentified persons regarding a message received last week, warning of a terror attack in the city if Pakistani woman Seema Haider did not return to her country.
"On Monday, police had received a similar call from a number which was traced to suburban Ghatkopar. The man who allegedly made the call was found to be mentally unstable," officials said.
Earlier, the city traffic control room had received threatening messages on the traffic helpline WhatsApp number.
There were seven messages in Urdu, warning Mumbai police of an incident in the city like the November 26, 2008 ('26/11) terror attack if Pakistani national Seema Haider was not sent back to her country.
A 30-year-old Pakistani citizen, Seema Haider had entered India illegally in May to marry her lover Sachin Meena, a resident of Greater Noida. The two had become friends while playing online game PUBG.
An FIR was registered in this case under section 506 (2) (criminal intimidation by threatening to cause death or grievous hurt) of the Indian Penal Code at Worli police station.
(with inputs from PTI)
