Mumbai Police received a threatening message on the occasion of Anant Chaturdashi. The message was sent to the official WhatsApp number of the city’s traffic police. The message claimed that 34 vehicles in Mumbai had been planted with human bombs and that the city would shake after the blasts.
The sender, identifying himself as a member of an organisation calling itself “Lashkar-e-Jihadi,” further alleged that 14 Pakistani terrorists had already infiltrated to India. The threat message also warned that 400 kilograms of RDX would be used in the explosion, which could take many lives across the city.
Mumbai Police said, “Traffic Police in Mumbai received threats over their official WhatsApp number. In the threat, a claim has been made that 34 ‘human bombs’ have been planted in 34 vehicles across the city, and the blast will shake entire Mumbai. The organisation, claiming to be ‘Lashkar-e-Jihadi’, says that 14 Pakistani terrorists have entered India”.
Following the message, Mumbai Police have heightened security across the city and launched an intense investigation into the threat from all possible angles. Police said, “The threat message further states that 400 kgs of RDX will be used in the blast. Mumbai Police is alert, and security across the state has been enhanced. All angles of the threat are being investigated.”
Ganeshotsav is celebrated across Mumbai with great significance, divinity and fervour. The 10-day Ganeshotsav festival begins on the day of Ganesh Chaturthi, which falls in the Bhadrapada month of the Hindu calendar, and concludes with elaborate immersion processions on Anant Chaturdashi. On the day of Anant Chaturdashi, the idol is carried in a public procession accompanied by music and group chanting and then immersed in a nearby body of water, such as a river, lake or sea, during the Ganesh Visarjan ceremony, marking the end of the grand celebration.
The bomb threat coming on this significant day has heightened concerns about the anti-national and terror elements emanating into the country, when the nation is yet to recover from the inhuman Pahalgam terror attack of April 22nd. However, Mumbai Police is on high-alert and has initiated security paradigms.
(With Inputs from ANI)
