Mumbai traffic police received a message from a Pakistan number containing a threat to blow up Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ office in Mantralaya. The message, from a person who identified himself as Malik Shahbaz Raza, was received on Thursday, following which a case was registered at Worli police station. A case has been registered against an unidentified person and a probe has begun, an official said. The helpline of the Mumbai traffic police has received such messages earlier as well, he said. In December, a threat message against Prime Minister Narendra Modi led to the arrest of a 37-year-old Jharkhand resident from Rajasthan. The threat message is in English, the official said, adding that it was sent from a number in Pakistan, which is believed to be the source of the message. The police have not commented on the authenticity of the threat message or the identity of the person who sent it. The case is being investigated by the Worli Police Station.
