Mumbai Police is investigating a WhatsApp message warning of a “26/11-like” terror assault within the metropolis acquired on the WhatsApp variety of the Mumbai Police Traffic Control from a Pakistan-based quantity police sources mentioned on Saturday. The message mentioned that six individuals will execute the assault in India. The Mumbai Police has initiated a probe on a right away foundation, sources mentioned, including that safety companies have placed on alert.

The WhatsApp message talked of reviving recollections of the assaults on November 26, 2008 during which Pakistan terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba carried out strikes throughout Mumbai.

Meanwhile, Nationalist Congress Party’s Leader of Opposition Ajit Pawar right this moment mentioned that the state authorities ought to take the risk severely and probe the problem.

This improvement comes after a safety scare on Thursday when a ship carrying AK 47, rifles, weapons and ammunition was discovered on the Harihareshwar seaside within the Raigad district of the state. Following the boat’s restoration, Maharshtra Police has been requested to remain vigilant.

According to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the boat belongs to an Australian citizen. “Boat’s engine broke out in the sea, people were rescued by a Korean boat. It has now reached Harihareshwar beach. Keeping in mind the coming festive season, police and the administration have been instructed to be prepared,” he mentioned.

On November 26, 2008, 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists from Pakistan arrived by sea route and opened hearth, killing tons of of individuals, together with 18 safety personnel, and injuring a number of others in Mumbai.

Nine terrorists had been later killed by the safety forces, together with the NSG, the nation’s elite commando pressure. Ajmal Kasab was the one terrorist who was captured alive. He was hanged 4 years afterward November 21, 2012.