Life threat to Ambani family in call to Reliance Foundation hospital; Probe on

Mumbai, Oct 06: A caller threatened to blow up Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai and also issued threats to some of the Ambani family members on Wednesday.

The call was received from an unknown landline number of the hospital at 12.57 pm on Wednesday, said the Mumbai police. The police has registered an FIR at DB Marg Police Station and further investigation is on.

"The caller also issued threats in the name of some members of Ambani family," officials told PTI. The person called up the hospital's landline number at 12.57 pm from an unknown number, the official said.

An FIR has been registered at D B Marg police station against the unidentified person and an investigation is on into the matter, he added. In August this year, a jeweller was arrested after he allegedly calling up the hospital and threatened to kill industrialist Mukesh Ambani and his family members.

In February 2021, a sports utility vehicle (SUV) laden with explosives was found near Ambani's south Mumbai residence 'Antilia'.

Later, some people, including the then-police officer Sachin Waze, were arrested in connection with the incident.