Bomb threat email names Mumbai mayor's office and four other sites; security tightened

A fresh email threatening to blow up places in Mumbai has been received. It mentions the mayor's office and lists five places in all: the mayor's office, a bank in Mumbai, a court, Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow, Mahalaxmi Racecourse and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. The email says all of them will be blown up.

Because the email mentions the municipal corporation, the corporation's security arrangements were put on alert. The email was received at 10.12 am today, after which security agencies went into action.

It is said that the mayor's office has been receiving bomb threats for the past few days. Such emails keep arriving. A similar email came about two weeks ago, and another has been received today. What stands out this time is that five places, not one or two, have been named as targets. This is the third case of a threat being sent by email in this manner, and each time security agencies have had to be on guard.

Security at the entire mayor's office has been tightened. The bomb disposal squad carried out an immediate check but found nothing suspicious anywhere, so routine work is continuing at the office. The email carries the line "Khalistan bolega Mumbai zindabad".

Security agencies are on alert at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation office for questioning and checks, and teams are keeping watch. Tracing where the threat email came from and catching those behind it is now a challenge for Mumbai Police and the investigating agencies.