BMC receives emails warning of explosions at multiple locations in Mumbai; probe launched

Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday received emails "warning" of explosions at multiple locations in Mumbai, including the mayor's office and the Chief Minister's Office, officials said.

The emails, sent to many official email IDs of the civic corporation, prompted security agencies to launch an investigation, they said.

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According to officials, the emails warned of bomb blasts at the mayor's office, CMO, the BSE building and civic offices. They allegedly contained references to Khalistan and included inflammatory and threatening content targeting various organisations and institutions, BMC officials said.

Senior civic and security officials and the Mumbai police were subsequently alerted.

The emails, with similar content, claimed that an improvised explosive device-laden car would be used to trigger a blast at the Mumbai mayor's office at 1.11 pm. It also allegedly carried bomb threats to the BSE building, the CMO and BMC offices at specified times.

The Mumbai police and other agencies have launched an investigation, while security has been stepped up at the civic headquarters and Mayor Ritu Twade's office, they added.