Mumbai Police detained one person from the city's Virar area after the officials received text messages warning of a 26/11 attack on the city, according to news agency ANI. Currently, the Mumbai crime branch is probing the threat messages and is questioning the suspected accused.
City Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar on Saturday confirmed that threat messages about 26/11-like terror attack in the city came from Pakistan as per available information.“We are alert on coastal security and are coordinating with Coast Guard," the Mumbai police chief said.
Commenting on the matter, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said, “We have taken the case of the threat message (26/11-like terrorist attack on Mumbai) very seriously."
“Agencies have been informed of all measures to investigate the threat matter. Mumbai CP will give further details of the case," Fadnavis added. Mumbai police's traffic wing has received several text messages on its helpline number, threatening that a "26/11-like" attack will be carried out in the city by six persons and "preparations are on to blow up" the metropolis. The police said that prima facie the number from which the messages were sent is from outside the country. While one message says that six people will execute the attack, another mentions that preparations are on to blow up Mumbai, which will bring back the memories of the 26/11 attack, the official said.