Fresh threats to RIL's Mukesh Ambani and his family, Mumbai cops detain man

The accused, Bishnu Vidu Bhoumik, was arrested from suburban Dahisar at around 1:30 PM, almost three hours after he made the threat call

Mukesh Ambani
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Press Trust of India Mumbai
2 min read Last Updated : Aug 16 2022 | 12:34 AM IST
A 56-year-old jeweller was arrested on Monday afternoon for allegedly calling up the landline number of Reliance Hospital in Mumbai and threatening to kill industrialist Mukesh Ambani and his family, police said.

The accused, Bishnu Vidu Bhoumik, was arrested from suburban Dahisar at around 1:30 PM, almost three hours after he made the threat call. He runs a jewellery shop in south Mumbai, a police official said.

Bhoumik had made nine calls on the landline number of Reliance Foundation Hospital in Girgaon at around 10:30 am and threatened to kill Ambani and his family members. He also hurled abuses, the official said.

As per the preliminary investigation, Bhoumik is a repeat offender who had made similar calls in the past, the official said without elaborating.

He said the police are quizzing Bhoumik to know the motive behind making the calls.

The official said police are yet to ascertain whether Bhoumik was mentally unstable or otherwise.

A case was registered at D B Marg police station under section 506 (2) of the Indian Penal Code for criminal intimidation.

Last February, a sports utility vehicle (SUV) laden with explosives was found near Mukesh Ambani's south Mumbai residence 'Antilia'. Later, some people including the then police officer Sachin Waze were arrested.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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First Published: Aug 15 2022 | 2:38 PM IST

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