Sun Nov 17 05:14:05 UTC 2024: ## Mumbai Police Investigate Bomb Threat Against Reserve Bank of India
**MUMBAI, INDIA –** Mumbai Police are investigating a bomb threat made against the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Saturday. The caller, who claimed to be the CEO of the banned terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, contacted the RBI’s customer service helpline around 11 am and threatened to detonate a bomb at the central bank. Sources report the caller also sang a song before issuing the threat.
This incident follows a recent spate of hoax bomb threats targeting airlines across India, grounding hundreds of flights in the past two months. The latest airline incident involved an IndiGo flight making an emergency landing in Raipur on Thursday after a bomb threat that proved false.
The Indian government is taking the series of threats seriously, expressing concern over the disruption and potential for economic destabilization. The Information Technology Ministry has warned social media platforms to actively combat the spread of such misinformation or risk losing their current exemptions. Authorities have already uncovered one hoax involving a school dropout attempting to frame a friend. The investigation into the RBI threat is ongoing.
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