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Jaish-ul-Hind claims responsibility of placing explosives-laden car near Ambani house

All possible angles being investigated in connection with case, say police

Our Bureau, Agencies Mumbai Published 28.02.21, 07:04 PM
Police personnel guard outside industrialist Mukesh Ambais residence Antilla after explosives were found in an abandoned car in its vicinity, in Mumbai on Thursday.

Police personnel guard outside industrialist Mukesh Ambais residence Antilla after explosives were found in an abandoned car in its vicinity, in Mumbai on Thursday. PTI

An organisation named Jaish-ul-Hind has claimed the responsibility of placing an explosives-laden SUV near industrialist Mukesh Ambanis house in south Mumbai, police said on Sunday.

A senior police official said that all possible angles were being investigated in this connection.

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The outfit claimed the responsibility by posting a message on social messaging app Telegram, which went viral on social media and came to the notice of Mumbai police, the official said.

A Scorpio with gelatin sticks was found parked on Carmichael Road near Antilia, the multi-storey residence of Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, on Thursday evening. The registration number on the vehicle's number plate was the same as that of an SUV in Ambani's security detail, police had said.

The vehicle with explosives found near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's residence in south Mumbai had been stolen last week, and a letter found inside said this was only a "glimpse" of things to come, police had said on Friday.

"The owner of the vehicle (Scorpio), Hiren Mansukh, visited the police commissioner's office in south Mumbai this afternoon after he saw visuals of the SUV found near Ambani's house, which was similar to his vehicle," the police official said.

Mansukh, a resident of neighbouring Thane, told reporters that he had parked the SUV near Airoli Mulund Bridge on February 17 after its steering got jammed while he was on his way to attend a family function.

"The next day, when I went to get my car, it could not be found....following which I lodged a complaint at Vikhroli police station," he said.

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