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Mumbai police put city on high alert after bomb threat

By Drooid · Oct 23, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Mayor Ritu Tawde of Mumbai received a bomb-threat email targeting her office, schools, Amitabh Bachchan and Diljit Dosanjh.
The email warned of a 3:11 pm blast at the mayor’s office.
It threatened a grenade attack on a school on October 31.
Police said the Khalistan National Army claimed responsibility, possibly linked to earlier hoax mails.
Mumbai police placed the city on high alert, finding no suspicious objects.

History

Historical Context

The 1993 Bombay bombings—12 coordinated car and suitcase blasts on 12 March that killed 257 and injured 1,400—followed the Babri Masjid demolition and ensuing riots, and were orchestrated by underworld boss Dawood Ibrahim’s D-Company. That wave of urban terror shaped Mumbai’s anti-terror framework, which authorities now cite while confronting the Khalistan National Army’s email threat against the city’s mayor and celebrities.

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Story summary

Mayor Ritu Tawde of Mumbai received a bomb-threat email targeting her office, schools, Amitabh Bachchan and Diljit Dosanjh.
The email warned of a 3:11 pm blast at the mayor’s office.
It threatened a grenade attack on a school on October 31.
Police said the Khalistan National Army claimed responsibility, possibly linked to earlier hoax mails.
Mumbai police placed the city on high alert, finding no suspicious objects.

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