Man arrested for threatening to ‘blow up’ Dhirubhai Ambani school, police probe on

According to police, the accused at 4:30 pm on Tuesday allegedly made a phone call to the school's landline number and threatened to blow up the building, following which a complaint was registered at the local BKC police station.

By: Express News Service

Mumbai | Updated: January 16, 2023 02:19 PM IST

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Mumbai Police have started the investigation and the caller has been identified and will be arrested soon. The caller claimed to be 'Vikram Singh' and said that a bomb had been placed in the school. (dais.edu.in)

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Police on Wednesday detained a man for allegedly making a threat call to ‘blow up’ the Dhirubhai Ambani International School at Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) the previous day.

According to police, the accused at 4:30 pm on Tuesday allegedly made a phone call to the school’s landline number and threatened to blow up the building, following which a complaint was registered at the local BKC police station.

The accused — who identified himself as Vikram Singh — had allegedly told the school authorities that he ‘planted a bomb inside the school’. The man allegedly made another phone call to the school authorities some time later, and ‘reconfirmed his claim’.

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The school authorities immediately informed the local police, and an investigation was launched. Based on initial intelligence, the call was made from outside Mumbai, said a police officer, requesting anonymity.

A man was apprehended in connection with the case, said the officer, adding that a further investigation is underway.

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