After a green Scorpio, parked close to Mukesh Ambani's residence in Mumbai, Antilia, triggered a bomb scare on the evening of Thursday, 25 February, Mumbai Police PRO informed that a threatening letter addressed to Mukesh and Nita Ambani was retrieved from the vehicle.
The letter, typed in broken English, said that the events of Thursday were ‘just a trailer,’ and that all parts found in the car would be connected next time, and would be delivered in an ‘original car.’
Further, the note also conveyed a fatal threat to the family of the Mumbai-based industrialist, claiming that they should ‘watch out’.
Twenty sticks of explosive gelatin were found in the car, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh tweeted on Thursday. However, Mumbai Police had said that the gelatin was not an assembled explosive device, and was commercial-grade.
What Had Happened?
As per DCP S Chaitanya, the stationary scorpio, parked on Carmichael Road, got noticed around 3 pm on Thursday.
The Mumbai Police official, on condition of anonymity, shared that the vehicle was parked with a fake number plate. The car was, as per the official, stolen from Mumbai’s Vikhroli area.
An offence has been reportedly registered in this regard at Gamdevi Police Station under Sections 286, 465, 473, 506(2),120(B) of IPC and Section 4 of Explosive Substances Act 1908.
Along with the Mumbai Police Crime Branch, the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad is also looking into the matter.
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