The person who threatened to bomb Mumbai was arrested from Noida, Message was sent in the name of 'Lashkar-e-Jihadi'

A person named Ashwin Kumar Supra (50) from Noida, Uttar Pradesh has been arrested for threatening to bomb Mumbai. Mumbai Crime Branch took this action yesterday. The Crime Branch caught him from Noida Sector 79 within 24 hours of the threat. Mumbai Police said that the main accused is originally from Bihar. His phone and SIM card used in threatening have been seized. He has been brought from Noida to Mumbai. Further investigation will be done.

Threats were received on WhatsApp number

Earlier, Mumbai Police had said that Mumbai Traffic Police received threats on their official WhatsApp number. The threat claimed that 34 'human bombs' have been planted in 34 vehicles across the city. Its explosion will shake the whole of Mumbai. This organization, claiming to be 'Lashkar-e-Jihadi', claimed that 14 Pakistani terrorists have entered India. The threatening message further said that 400 kg of RDX would be used in the blast. Mumbai Police is on alert and security has been beefed up across the state. All aspects of the threat are being investigated.

Airport bomb threat was received last month

Earlier last month, Navi Mumbai Police had registered an FIR in connection with the threat of bombing the Mumbai-Ahmedabad flight and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in the metropolis. Police had said that a call was received at the office of the Joint Commissioner of Police, Navi Mumbai, between 2 pm and 2.30 pm on Wednesday. The callers said that a bomb has been placed in the Mumbai-Ahmedabad flight. Police had further said that a second call said that the Mumbai International Airport would be blown up at 6:30 pm. However, nothing suspicious was found in the investigation. The mobile numbers from which the calls were made were identified.