Mukesh Ambani's family gets death threat, one detained

A preliminary enquiry suggested the caller was mentally unstable

Reliance Industries Limited chairman Mukesh Ambani, and his family, got death threats on a phone line of one of Reliance group’s companies.

The threats were made through several phone calls to a number registered with Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital in south Mumbai. The threats were reported to the DB Marg police station, which began an investigation and, last known, detained one person in connection with the case.

“On Monday, at 10.30 am, threat calls were received on the public number of Reliance Foundation Hospital under DB Marg police station from an anonymous number. The caller issued threats in the name of Mukesh Ambani,” the chief executive officer of Reliance Foundation Hospital, Dr Tarang Gianchandani, said.

A First Information Report in this matter was registered with the DB Marg police station. “The suspect has been detained from Dahisar area. Further investigation in this matter is being done,” the statement from the hospital said.

As a precautionary measure, security was tightened at Antilia, Ambani family’s residence in Mumbai.

Last time, a threat note was found in a Mahindra Scorpio, along with 20-odd gelatin sticks near the Ambani residence in February. A few days later, the owner of the SUV, Mansukh Hiran, a Thane-based businessman, was found dead.