Mumbai Police arrest man from Nanded after 'blast' threat tweet

Mumbai Police on Tuesday said that it has arrested a man from Nanded in Maharashtra after it received a threat to “blast” the city on their official Twitter handle. The arrest came after police launched the investigation into the threat

Mumbai Police on Tuesday said that it has arrested a man from Nanded in Maharashtra after it received a threat to “blast” the city on their official Twitter handle. The arrest came after police launched the investigation into the threat.

The tweet stating “I am going to blast Mumbai very soon” was posted by an unidentified person on Monday, police said.

The location of the user was traced to Nanded city in Marathwada region, around 625 km away from Mumbai, he said.

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The suspect was detained and the process to register an offence is underway, the official added. (With inputs from PTI)

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