Gujarat Engineer Arrested Over Bomb Threat Post At Ambani Wedding

Mumbai: A Gujarat man has been arrested by the Mumbai Police for his post about a bomb threat in the Ambani wedding.

A social media post was shared by the man where he spoke about the ‘possibility of a bomb threat’ at the ‘wedding of the century’. 

Man Arrested For Social Media Post Over Bomb Threat At Ambani Wedding

According to an official, a 32-year-old engineer from Gujarat has been taken into police custody for sharing a post on the social media platform ‘X’, about a bomb threat at the wedding festivities of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant.

The accused was identified as Viral Shah, a resident of Vadodara, he said.

"He was nabbed this morning by the Mumbai police's crime branch from his residence in Gujarat," he said.

Mumbai Police Stepped Up Security After Social Media Post

Following the post by the Gujarat engineer, the police had stepped up security of the wedding event. The Mumbai police were on high alert and also launched an investigation into the potential threat.

During the probe, the X user was traced to Vadodara, following which a team of the Mumbai crime branch was sent to the city in the neighbouring state and apprehended the accused, the official said, adding that the accused was being brought to Mumbai.

What Did The Social Media Post Say

The Gujarat engineer, by the name of @ffsfir on X, wrote a post about the potential threat which reads like "My mind is wondering shamelessly that half the world would go upside down tomorrow after a bomb went off at the Ambani wedding. trillions of dollars in one pin code." 

Anant Ambani, the youngest son of Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani, married Radhika Merchant, the daughter of pharma tycoons Viren and Shaila Merchant on July 12 at a star-studded event held at Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC). 

The mega event was attended by celebrities from across the globe, from all fields including business, politics, entertainment, religion and sports.

(Inputs from PTI)