MUMBAI: Over 80 police personnel conducted a 12-hour combing operation at the US consulate premises in Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) that lasted till Wednesday afternoon following a call about a security lapse. However, nothing suspicious was found. Mumbai police spokesperson, DCP S Chaitanya, later said it was a hoax call.
The caller has been tracked to Ernakulam in Kerala. The man, whose identity was not disclosed by police, has been booked for criminal intimidation.
Police said a security officer received the call, which lasted for hardly a minute, around 11.34 pm on Tuesday. “We have asked for the voice record to verify the exact communication. Prima facie, the caller said there is a security lapse in the consulate. He also said security personnel do nothing except ‘come to eat and collect salary’,” said an officer at BKC police station. The consulate has been asked to verify if the caller’s visa application had been rejected in the past few months. The ATS, Crime Branch, special branch, Bomb Disposal & Detection Squad, SRPF, BKC police and reserve police were pressed into action.
