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Mumbai: Security Beefed Up After Police Receive Bomb Threat Call, Attempts Underway To Nab Unidentified Caller

The suspicious call was received on the police helpline number 112 claiming that three bombs have been planted in the city at Infinity Mall Andheri, PVR Mall Juhu, and Sahara Hotel Airport.

New Delhi: Security was beefed up in Mumbai after the Mumbai Police received a “suspicious” phone call on Wednesday from an unidentified caller informing that bombs have been planted at several key locations across the city, reported news agency ANI. Mumbai police got vigilant after bomb threat at several places were recieved from the unidentified caller. 

The suspicious call was received on the police helpline number 112, reported the news agency quoting the officials as saying. 

According to the police, a call was received by a caller claiming that three bombs have been planted in the city at Infinity Mall Andheri, PVR Mall Juhu, and Sahara Hotel Airport. The Mumbai police have beefed security in the targeted places. Attempts are underway to nab the unidentified caller.

A similar incident had happened in Karnataka this year in April where a school had received a bomb threat amid the ongoing hijab row. 

Hours after a few schools in Bengaluru received bomb threats, Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said he has asked top police officials to probe the matter adding that a conspiracy is on to disturb peace in the state. 

"A conspiracy is on to disturb peace in the state. Karnataka is a progressive State and some elements are repeatedly trying to tarnish this image. Police officials have been instructed to consider these cases seriously," Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said to reporters.

Reacting to bomb threat calls to schools in the city, Bommai said, that Police have been asked to conduct a thorough check. Those who made the bomb threat calls would be traced and arrested. Effective security and investigation measures would be taken, he said.

"Parents need not worry," the Chief Minister said while assuring that there is no cause for worry as far as security at schools is concerned. "Necessary precautionary measures are being taken. The parents need have any anxiety," Bommai said. 

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