MUMBAI : Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s Mumbai residence has received another bomb threat, with an email warning that his Juhu bungalow, ‘Jalsa’, could be targeted before November 27.
The threatening email also named several important locations across Mumbai, including the mayor’s office, a bank, a court, Mahalaxmi Racecourse and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.
Following the threat, Mumbai Police stepped up security and launched searches at the locations mentioned in the email. Bomb disposal squads and security personnel inspected the sites, but no suspicious objects or explosives had been found so far, according to reports.
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Police have launched an investigation to identify the sender and establish the credibility of the threat.
This is not the first such incident involving Bachchan’s residence. On October 23, a similar threatening email reportedly mentioned his Juhu bungalow, along with a bomb threat targeting a Mumbai event featuring Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh.
The earlier email had warned of a grenade attack at a school on October 31 and claimed that Bachchan’s residence could be attacked between October 31 and November 27. It also referred to Khalistan and threatened an attack during Dosanjh’s scheduled performance at Mahalaxmi Racecourse on November 27.
Following the earlier warning, security was tightened around Bachchan’s residence.
Police are now investigating whether the latest threat is connected to the previous email.
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