Antilia Security Scare: One Person Identified And Called For Inquiry By Mumbai Police

Only one person has been identified asking the residence of Reliance Industries Ltd Chairman Mukesh Ambani, but nothing suspicious has been found so far.

Security outside Antilia beefed up | File Image

New Delhi: In connection to the latest security scare near Mukesh Ambani's residence Antilia, the Mumbai Police have identified one person among the two who inquired about the location.

The person identified, who was asking for the residence of Reliance Industries Ltd chairman Mukesh Ambani, but nothing suspicious has been found so far, according to news agency ANI.

"One person identified; has been called for an inquiry. He is a taxi driver from Gujarat. Nothing suspicious recovered from him so far," said the Mumbai Police.

The Mumbai police started investigating the matter after a taxi driver alerted the police about two people who asked for the location of Antilia.

On Monday, two people were seen outside Antilia after which the security was heightened at the premise. The situation was being monitored by a deputy commissioner of police (DCP)-rank officer.

According to the driver, a bearded man had asked him the address of Antilia. As per the inputs, the suspicious persons who asked the address came from a silver-coloured Wagon R car, their beard was big and both were talking in Urdu and they had bags.

"We received a call from a taxi driver that two people carrying a bag asked for Mukesh Ambani's residence Antilia; recording his statement. DCP level rank officer monitoring the situation. Security heightened outside Antilia; CCTV footage also being checked," the police informed on Monday.

The latest scare comes months after the Antilia bomb scare case. On February 25, the security officer of Antilia informed Mumbai police about a suspicious four-wheeler being parked on Carmichael Road. The cops recovered 20 gelatin sticks and a threatening note from the SUV.

(With inputs from ANI)