Fresh bomb threat targets Amitabh Bachchan's Jalsa and Mumbai airport; searches find nothing
Police in Mumbai have stepped up security after a new bomb threat named actor Amitabh Bachchan's home Jalsa, the Mayor's Office and the city airport. Searches found no explosives.
Mumbai police were put on high alert after an email threatened Amitabh Bachchan's Juhu bungalow Jalsa, the Mayor's Office and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. Bomb disposal squads and security teams searched the locations named in the message but found nothing suspicious.
The threat is the latest in a series of messages. Bachchan's residence was named in an earlier threat on November 6, and an email on October 23 had targeted the Mayor's Office, the bungalow and the venue of a Diljit Dosanjh concert planned for November 27. Later emails reportedly named the Bombay High Court and the Bombay Stock Exchange.
The threats have affected Bachchan's Sunday ritual of greeting fans outside Jalsa. During a recent appearance he waved from behind a transparent bulletproof shield, with his son Abhishek Bachchan and security personnel nearby, and later continued without the barrier. Police are investigating where the emails came from.