Police personnel guard outside industrialist Mukesh Ambani's residence Antilla after explosives were found in an abandoned car in its vicinity, in Mumbai, on Thursday, February 25, 2021. PTI
Mumbai, February 25
A suspicious vehicle with gelatin, an explosive material, inside was found parked near industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s house in Mumbai on Thursday evening, police said.
The vehicle was found on Carmichael Road near ‘Antilia’, Ambani’s residence, a police official said.
A Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) team reached the spot immediately, he said.
It was not an assembled explosive device, he said, adding that further investigation was on.
Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh told news channels that the vehicle, a Scorpio van, was found some distance away from the multi-storey residence of Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Industries.
The Crime Branch of Mumbai police is conducting probe, he said. PTI
Most Read
Don't Miss
Top Stories
'Beg, borrow or steal': HC asks Centre to ensure oxygen supply to hospitals for Covid patients
Court pulls up govt, says it ‘seems human life is not import...
24 Covid patients die after oxygen tank leak at Nashik hospital
Leakage from storage tank leads to disruption of medical oxy...
COVAXIN works against double mutant; reduces hospitalisation, shows Phase 3 interim data
Shows 78 to 100 per cent efficacy against severe COVID disea...
Private Covid vaccination centres to procure directly from manufacturers starting May 1
COVID-19 vaccination will continue to be free for eligible p...
Serum prices Covid vaccine for pvt hospitals at Rs 600/dose; for state govts at Rs 400/dose
India has decided to open COVID vaccinations for all adults ...
