Mumbai man gets video call threatening bomb blast in country; FIR registered

The Mumbai police have registered a case against unidentified persons after a man in Mumbai's suburban Santacruz allegedly received a video call threatening about a bomb blast in India.

According to a PTI report, Rafat Hussain (55) allegedly received a video call on Tuesday from unidentified persons who claimed that they would be carrying out a bomb blast in the country.

Hussain then approached Santacruz police station and informed officials about the threat call and lodged a complaint.


An FIR under sections 505 (statements conducing to public mischief) and 506 (2) (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered against unidentified persons, a police official was quoted as saying by PTI.

The police were verifying the mobile number from which the man received a threat call, he said, adding that a probe is underway.