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This is an archive article published on July 13, 2023
Mumbai police get threat of ’26/11-like attack’
Pakistani national Seema Haider recently made headlines after coming to India via Nepal to marry Sachin Meena, who she fell in love with while playing on PUBG.
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The Greater Noida police had arrested Seema Haider earlier this month for entering India in violation of immigration laws along with Sachin Meena, 22, and his father for sheltering her.
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Mumbai police get threat of ’26/11-like attack’
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The Mumbai police have launched a hunt for a person who WhatsApped the city police helpline, threatening to repeat a “26/11-like terrorist attack” if Pakistani national Seema Ghulam Haider is not sent back to her country. Haider recently entered India illegally to be with a man she fell in love with on social media.
The Police has taken the threat message seriously, and is trying to trace the sender.
The Greater Noida police had arrested Haider earlier this month for entering India in violation of immigration laws. Sachin Meena, 22, and his father were also arrested for sheltering her. The three have been granted bail by a court.
Sources in Mumbai police said the traffic police control room Wednesday received a WhatsApp message on their helpline number from an unknown number, which started with a country code of +1(929). The suspect, who pretended to be a Pakistani, had written the message in Urdu. “If Seema Haider does not return, then India will be destroyed. Prepare yourself for the return of the 26/11 like (terrorist) attack. And the government of Uttar Pradesh will be responsible for this,” the message said.
Mumbai police have also informed their counterparts in Uttar Pradesh who are also looking for the suspect. No case has been registered yet, said officials.
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