Oshiwara police arrest man for threatening to blast Andheri Kurla area
Andheri police have detained a 22-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh for allegedly sending a fraud bomb scare via WhatsApp to the Mumbai Police control room and asking rupees two lahks.
Oshiwara cops have charged a 22-year-old male from Uttar Pradesh for allegedly sending a fraud bomb scare via WhatsApp to the Mumbai Police control room and demanding rupees two lahks. He threatened to blast the Andheri Kurla area of Mumbai.
The Mumbai police control room received the message on June 22.
Around 10 to 10.20 am, the Mumbai Police control room got a message via WhatsApp saying, ‘There will be a blast on June 24 at 6 pm in the Andheri Kurla area. I have received rupees two crores for the explosion. I will need Rs 2 lakh to reveal the information about the blast. We will be leaving for Malaysia tonight at 10 pm.’
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Later, an offence was reported at Amboli police station for intimidation.
Different units were created to track the sender of the message. A squad, including officers of Oshiwara police station, followed the sender in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh and arrested Darvesh Rajbhar (22).
“We have arrested to message sender,” the police officer confirmed.
Source – Mid Day
