According to Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, Crime Branch is investigating the whole matter.
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil DeshmukhVehicle with gelatin sticks found near Mukesh Ambani’s residence: A vehicle laden with gelatin sticks, used in explosives, was found near industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s residence in Mumbai on Thursday.
According to Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, Mumbai Police Crime Branch is investigating the entire matter.
The suspicious vehicle was parked on Carmichael Road near Ambani’s residence ‘Antilia’, reported news agency PTI.
An official said that a Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) went to the spot immediately and began investigating.
A car carrying Gelatin has been found near Mukesh Ambani’s residence in Mumbai today. Mumbai Police Crime Branch is investigating the whole matter: Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh pic.twitter.com/63SSuqT1be
— ANI (@ANI) February 25, 2021
However, the official clarified that it was not an assembled explosive device.
According to Mumbai Joint Commissioner of Police V N Patil, the registration number of the abandoned SUV in which gelatin sticks were found is similar to that of a vehicle in the security detail of the Ambanis.
“Police has recovered a letter from the vehicle. The crime branch has taken over the case for further investigation,” Patil was quoted as saying by The India Express.
According to Deshmukh, the abandoned SUV was found some distance away from the residence of the chairman of Reliance Industries.
More details awaited.
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