Man arrested from Noida for sending threat call to Mumbai Police

The Mumbai Crime Branch held Ashwin Kumar Supra (50), who originally hails from Bihar. His phone and SIM card that were used to make the threat have been seized.

A man was arrested on Saturday from Noida, Uttar Pradesh for making bomb blast threats in Mumbai, ANI reported.

The Mumbai Crime Branch held Ashwin Kumar Supra (50), who originally hails from Bihar. He was arrested from Sector 79 of Noida, which falls under the jurisdiction of Sector 113 police station, officials said.

His phone and SIM card that were used to make the threat have been seized and is being brought from Noida to Mumbai for further investigation, Mumbai Police said.

The Mumbai Police on Friday significantly beefed up security in and around the metropolitan city after a threat call that said 34 'human bombs' were planted in vehicles in the city on the eve of Anant Chaturdashi, the final day of immersion of Ganesh idols marking the end of 11-day-long Ganeshotsav.

According to the officials, Mumbai Police received the threat message on Thursday and it was traced to Noida. Subsequently, Sector 113 police launched an operation and arrested the accused.

The motive behind the hoax threat is yet to be ascertained, police said.

(With PTI inputs)