On 26/11 anniversary, Mumbai police get hoax call about a similar attack, accused arrested

An officer said the caller claimed two or three terrorists had entered Mumbai and had arrived at Ekta Nagar in Mankhurd. The accused also told the police that the terrorists were planning an operation.

The police identified the accused as Laxman Nanavare, who hails from Ahmednagar. They arrested him from Mankhurd after confirming that the information he provided was false.

The police said he told them that he had consumed alcohol from a local bar and was on his way home when a person asked him to give his phone to make a call. Nanavare said the caller then handed him over the phone and left from the spot. The police said they were checking to see if any such person had approached Nanavare.

An officer said Nanavare was produced before the court and remanded in police custody.

The police booked him accused under sections 182 (false information) and 505 (1) (b) [with intent to cause, or which is likely to cause, fear or alarm to the public, or to any section of the public] of the Indian Penal Code.