After the mysterious death of Thane-based auto parts dealer Mansukh Hiran, who was in possession of the SUV, which was later parked outside Ambani’s residence, the investigation was transferred to the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad
A senior Mumbai Police official said that a telegram channel through which an organization named Jaish-ul-Hind claimed responsibility for possessing an explosive-laden SUV near the residence of industrialist Mukesh Ambani was built in the “Tihar” area of Delhi. Went.
He said that Delhi Police has been informed about it.
The officer said that the police enlisted the help of a private cyber agency to track the location of the phone, on which a telegram channel was built.
During the investigation, the location of the phone was found near Tihar Jail in Delhi.
On February 25, a Mahindra Scorpio car with gelatin sticks was found parked near Ambani’s multi-storey residence “Antilia” in South Mumbai.
According to police sources, the Telegram channel was created on 26 February and the message giving responsibility for keeping the vehicle outside Ambani’s residence was posted on the Telegram messaging app on late night of 27 February.
The message also demanded payment in cryptocurrency and mentioned a link to deposit the same.
During the investigation, the link was found to be “not available”, leading investigators to suspect it to be mischievous, the official said.
On 28 February, another message from Jaish-ul-Hind surfaced on the social media platform, claiming that the organization had no role in the incident.
The case was initially investigated by the Crime Branch of Mumbai Police.
After the mysterious death of Thane-based auto parts dealer Mansukh Hiran, who was in possession of the SUV, which was later parked outside Ambani’s residence, the investigation was transferred to the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS).
On Monday, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) took up the case related to the recovery of a vehicle filled with explosives.
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