Man calls up Mumbai GRP control room, threatens multiple blasts; call declared hoax

A man called up the main control room of the Mumbai Railway Police early Tuesday and threatened to blow up an Army office and some railway stations if he is not paid Rs 5 crore, officials said. The caller, who identified himself as Irfan, made a WhatsApp call to the Mumbai GRP main control room at 305 AM.

A man called up the main control room of the Mumbai Railway Police early Tuesday and threatened to blow up an Army office and some railway stations if he is not paid Rs 5 crore, officials said. The call was declared a hoax after no suspicious object was found during checking at prominent railway stations in Mumbai. It is not clear which Army office and railway stations the caller threatened to target, the official added. The caller, who identified himself as Irfan, made a WhatsApp call to the Mumbai GRP main control room at 3:05 AM. He demanded Rs 5 crore and threatened to blow up an Army office and railway stations if his demand is not met, the official said. The GRP started tracking the mobile number, while the ATS was also alerted. The Railway Police office main control room is located at Wadibunder, which falls under the Dongri police station. The process to register a case is underway.