The police later found out that she had earlier made 38 similar bomb threat calls, making them run around for non-existent explosives planted in different areas.
In another such scare, the Mumbai Police got a call of a bomb kept in Kamathipura area of south Mumbai, which also turned out to be a fake alert.
Recently, the Mumbai Police have been barraged with calls warning of “26/11-style terror strikes,” bombs planted in locations like Mantralaya, police headquarters, airports, railways, suburban trains, prominent locations, etc, but all turned out to be fakes.
Besides the woman, other calls were made by mentally-unstable persons, one was by an ill minor boy, or some suspicious characters who face action.
According to the police, he had switched off his phone soon after the threat call and was intoxicated. Furthermore, Mumbai Police has filed a case in accordance with the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code. The investigation is on to ascertain the validity of his threat.
A hoax bomb threat was also made on August 5 to the domestic and international airports of Mumbai and Delhi by an unidentified caller, according to the Mumbai Police. The threat call, based on the authorities, was picked up at a police station in another state. The Mumbai Police Control Room subsequently acquired the information.
Officials revealed, “A police official from another state called Mumbai Control Police to report receiving a call yesterday at 3.30 pm claiming there would be a bomb blast or huge incident at the Domestic and International airports in Mumbai and Delhi.”
