Mumbai: An unidentified person on Monday made phone calls to a hospital in Mumbai and threatened to kill the family of industrialist Mukesh Ambani, a police official said. The city police later detained a suspect, he said.
The person made three to four calls on a public number of the Reliance Foundation Hospital in Girgaon area around 10.30 am, he said. After receiving information about the calls, the Mumbai police initiated a probe into it. A preliminary enquiry suggested the caller was mentally unstable, the official said.
The police later detained a suspect from Dahisar area in connection with the threat calls, he said. A process was on to register an FIR at the D B Marg police station in connection with the matter, he added. In February last year, a sports utility vehicle (SUV) laden with explosives was found near Ambani's residence 'Antilia' in Mumbai. Later, some people including police officials were arrested.
Pertinently, in July, the Supreme Court ruled that Mukesh Ambani and his family in Mumbai can continue to have security provided by the central government. The court dismissed a petition challenging the provision. Interestingly, the centre had approached the SC after the Tripura High Court had accepted a PIL challenging the security cover to the Ambanis.
