Updated August 15th, 2022 at 18:29 IST
Threat calls to Mukesh Ambani & family received at Reliance Hospital; 1 detained
On Monday, threats were issued to Mukesh Ambani and his family. Threats were made via calls to the Reliance Foundation Hospital number.
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The Reliance Foundation lodged a complaint with the police after threat calls to Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani and his family. The threat calls were received at the Reliance Foundation Hospital. A total of eight threat calls were allegedly made on the number of Mumbai's Girgaon-based hospital. All calls were made from the same number. A complaint has been filed in the DB Marg police station.
Security outside Antilia to be increased
Pursuant to the complaint, the police registered an FIR under Sections 506(2) (Criminal Intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). In a statement thereafter, Neelotpal, DCP Zone 2, said, "In this matter, acting immediately, police detained one person from Borivalli. The person has been identified as Vishnu who is a resident of Borivalli West. Arrest procedure has been initiated. He will soon be arrested. Interrogation surrounding motive is on."
Meanwhile, Republic has learnt from sources that the security outside Antilia, the private residence of the Ambanis, will be increased. The existing private security arrangement has already been increased.
This is not a case in isolation. Last year, a Scorpio laden with 20 explosive gelatin sticks and a threat letter was found parked near Antilia. The man to whom the police traced the vehicle had reported it stolen eight days before the Antilia incident. In less than a week, his body is found floating in a creek outside Mumbai. Investigation of the Antilia incident has now been taken over by the NIA; the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) continues to investigate the murder and the vehicle’s theft.
Ambanis celebrate Independence Day
Meanwhile, the Ambanis celebrated India's 76th Independence Day. In an 18-second-long video shared by news agency ANI, Nita Ambani is seen waving the tricolour while Mukesh Ambani is standing next to her, carrying their grandson, i.e., the son of Akash Ambani and Shloka Ambani, Prithvi in his lap.
#WATCH | Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani along with his wife Nita Ambani and grandson Prithvi Ambani celebrates Independence Day pic.twitter.com/QNC8LmtoHL
— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2022
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Published August 15th, 2022 at 14:17 IST
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