Mumbai Police takes serious cognizance of ’26/11-style’ terror threats received via social media

A WhatsApp message sent from a Pakistan-based number has set off an alert about the security of Mumbai

August 20, 2022

WhatsApp chat number with Pakistan connection

On Saturday Mumbai Commissioner of Police, Vivek Phansalkar said that the police are taking serious cognizance of the ‘26/11-style’ terror threats received via social media messages, the Mumbai Police got cracking with three teams formed to investigate.

The threats were received on a WhatsApp chat message at the Mumbai Traffic Police Control Room around 11 p.m. on Friday, after which the security alert in the city was beefed up.

Phansalkar said, “Mumbaikars should not panic. We are probing the issue from all angles and the Crime Branch is investigating it.”

He confirmed that one of the numbers in the WhatsApp chat message seems to be from Pakistan while there are six other Indian numbers in the communication which are being tracked by the probe teams.

“We are examining it from all possible angles and the Anti-Terrorism Squad will also be roped in. People of Mumbai need not be concerned,” Phansalkar assured.

The message claimed that the next strike would ‘revive the memories of the 26/11 (2008) terror attacks’ in the city by heavily armed 10 Pakistani extremists – just 95 days before its oncoming 14th anniversary.

Earlier, a boat with three AK-47 guns and ammunition drifted to the Raigad coast and was stuck at Harihareshwar Beach, Raigad. Though a potential terror threat was ruled out in that incident, a detailed investigation is being carried out by the ATS and Raigad Police.

[With Inputs from IANS]

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