A call has been received at the office of Haji Ali Dargah Trust at around 5 pm threatening to blow up Haji Ali Dargah located in Worli area of Mumbai, police said on Thursday. The caller introduced himself as Pawan and used abusive language and made controversial statements about the Dargah, they added.
The administrative officer of Haji Ali Dargah complained about it to the nearest police station. A police station officer and bomb squad team reached the Dargah and investigated but nothing suspicious was found.
Tardeo Police Station registered a case against the unknown person and started further investigation.
Bomb threat scare on AI flight from Mumbai a hoax: Police
The treat call comes around one month after a similar message was received in a flight taken off from Mumbai which later appeared as a hoax. On August 22, a bomb threat message in the washroom of an AI flight from Mumbai that resulted in a full emergency being declared at the Thiruvananthapuram airport turned out to be a hoax.
A senior officer of the Thiruvananthapuram city police said the threat was a hoax. The police also said that no explosive was found on the aircraft after an intensive search carried out by security agencies. The emergency declared at the airport in the morning was withdrawn around 12.10 pm, airport sources said, adding that all the 135 passengers who travelled on the flight were permitted to leave at 12.45 pm. Police have launched an investigation into the incident. Earlier, the pilot of the aircraft informed the ATC about the threat after a 'Bomb in flight' message, written on a tissue paper was found in the washroom of the plane.
(With agencies inputs)
