Mukesh Ambani and family get threat call — One detained after police complaint filed

“As we concluded our flag hoisting ceremony at the hospital, that is when we got eight to nine calls from the same caller threatening our chairman between 10:45am till 12 noon. Right after, Mumbai police was alerted, FIR is being lodged and the team has begun investigations to understand further details of the caller,” the statement said.

Earlier, reports said a total of eight calls were made to the hospital situated in Girgaon area around 10.30 am. The unknown caller said that he is the number one terrorist and allegedly abused the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Anti-Terror Squad (ATS), and Mumbai Police along with threats to the Ambani family.

Ambanis receive threat call, call made to Reliance Foundation hospital landline@Herman_Gomes and @vinivdvc share more details

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Hospital authorities had then filed a formal complaint at DB Marg Police station against the unknown caller.

After receiving information about the calls, the Mumbai police initiated a probe into it. A preliminary enquiry suggested the caller was mentally unstable, PTI quoted an official as saying. A process was on to register an first information report (FIR) in this connection, he added.

The report said that Ambani's security cover has been increased. The Mumbai Police is set to increase the security cover outside Antilia as well.