US consulate received hoax bomb threat, police are looking for unidentified called

The police said that such threats are taken seriously, and considering the danger of this particular threat the area around the consulate was closed off and a senior officer oversaw the inspection of the area

Mumbai: The US consulate in Bandra-Kurla-Complex (BKC) received a hoax call on their landline on Saturday night from an unknown person saying he would blow up the consulate with a bomb on Sunday. According to the police the caller used a number that appears to be local and they are tracking the phone number to locate the caller and register a case against him.

According to the police the caller used a number that appears to be local and they are tracking the phone number to locate the caller and register a case against him (Getty Images)

Once the United States of America’s (US) consulate told police officers about the call, a Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) team was sent to the spot. The entire area around the consulate was thoroughly checked and nothing suspicious was found, said a police officer.

The police said that such threats are taken seriously, and considering the danger of this particular threat the area around the consulate was closed off and a senior officer oversaw the inspection of the area.