Jeweller from Mumbai sent to police custody for making threat calls to Mukesh Ambani and family

A jeweller from Mumbai has been sent to Police custody till August 30 by a magistrate court for making threat calls to Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani and his family on Tuesday.

The accused has been identified as Vishnu Bhowmik. The 56-year-old man made phone calls to a hospital in Mumbai and threatened to kill the family of the industrialist on Monday.

“This call was made on the day of Independence Day so there is a motive and intention. Why did he not do it on any other day? There is a threat to Mukesh Ambani and why did he specifically call him only? So, this case is not a simple case and it is a very serious offence,” the prosecution argued, as per media reports.


He had made three to four calls on a public number of the Reliance Foundation Hospital in Girgaon area around 10.30 am, the police said.

After receiving information about the calls, the Mumbai police initiated a probe into it.

A preliminary enquiry suggested the caller was mentally unstable, the official told PTI.

The police later detained Bhowmik from Dahisar area. A process was on to register an FIR at the D B Marg police station in connection with the matter, the police said.

In February last year, a sports utility vehicle (SUV) laden with explosives was found near Ambani's residence 'Antilia' in Mumbai. Later, some people including police officials were arrested.

(With inputs from agencies)