Mumbai: The Mumbai police and other security agencies at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport were put on alert following a threat call on Monday. An official from Mumbai Police said the call was received at around 10 pm at Mumbai airport.
"The caller introduced himself as Irfan Ahmed Sheikh and described himself as a member of the terrorist organization Indian Mujahideen. After giving his introduction, the caller spoke about suspicious things using some code words," an airport official said. He added that the caller threatened to blow up the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.
The airport authority immediately informed Mumbai Police about the call. Police registered a case against the unknown person under section 505 (1) of the IPC. The investigation is underway. Meanwhile, Mumbai Police and other agencies are on alert and security has been beefed up. In a similar incident on December 30, the Mount Mary church in Bandra had received a threatening email warning of an attack by the terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba.
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Following it, the Mumbai Police nabbed a person from Kolkata on January 2 after the accused's location was tracked using his IP address. Mumbai Police further informed that the motive of the accused in sending those mail was not ascertained and will be known only after the inquiry.
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport also known as Mumbai Airport is the country's second-largest airport. It handles more than 1,000 aircraft movements per day, according to the Air Traffic Controllers (ATC) Guild. Hence it is one of the busiest airports in the country. Any such threatening message triggers a series of security measures.
