Man Arrested From Gujarat For Threatening To Blow Up Dhirubhai Ambani School In Mumbai

Dhirubhai Ambani School Threat: The man on Wednesday called the school and threatened to blow it up.

A man called Dhirubhai Ambani school on Wednesday and threatened to blow it up.

Source : Dhirubhai Ambani School Website

Mumbai police has arrested an accused, Vikram Singh, from Gujarat's Morbi for threatening to blow up the Dhirubhai Ambani school in the Bandra-Kurla Complex area.

According to the Police, Dhirubhai Ambani school in the Bandra-Kurla Complex area received a bomb threat call on Wednesday at around 4.30 PM, reported ANI.

#UPDATE | An accused, Vikram Singh arrested from Gujarat's Morbi after he threatened to blow up the Dhirubhai Ambani school in Bandra Kurla Complex area: Mumbai police https://t.co/gQtr6WDy2f

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The Police earlier said that they have identified the caller and would nab him soon. A case under Sections 505 (1)(B) and 506 of IPC was registered against the accused.

Vikram Singh called on school's landline number and claimed that he has planted a bomb inside the premises. According to reports, the man did so to become famous.

Another such bomb threat was made on Monday for a Moscow-Goa flight following which it was diverted to Gujarat's Jamnagar. All the 236 passengers and crew members were evacuated safely and the plane was checked by local authorities along with the police and bomb detection and disposal squad, said Inspector General of Police (Rajkot and Jamnagar Range), Ashok Kumar Yadav. 

According to sources, the threat was concerning a suspicious object on the flight.

The bomb disposal squad and fire brigade teams also scanned the area and plane. Apart from this, CISF officers, as well as the collector and superintendent of police, Jamnagar, took stock of the situation.

The Russian Embassy in India issued a statement on the incident and said, "The Embassy was alerted by the Indian authorities about the alleged bomb scare on the Azur Air flight en route from Moscow to Goa. The aircraft has made an emergency landing at Jamnagar Indian Air Force Base. Everyone on board is safe. The authorities are conducting a thorough inspection of the aircraft."

The chartered flight was later cleared for take off as the security teams found nothing suspicious on the flight.