Mumbai Police gets threat call about serial blasts in local trains, investigation on

Mumbai Police Control room received a call on Sunday morning in which caller said serial bomb blasts will take place in Mumbai local trains, police said. caller said he was calling from Vile Parle area in Juhu but hung up when asked questions about specific train. Mumbai Police have initiated a probe into call and have arrested caller. 

A Mumbai Police official confirmed call and said: "We received call in morning. caller claimed to be calling from Juhu. We have traced location of caller and are looking for him. caller switched his mobile off after making a call to us. We have alerted all local police stations after call was me. We are doing an inquiry. We suspect it could be a hoax call, but we can't take a risk. Hence, every call is taken very seriously. Once caller is taken into custody, (we) will ascertain reason of this call."  

Now, caller, identified as Ashok Shankar Mukhia, has been arrested from Juhu. Police say he was in a drunken state.  Mumbai Police has registered a case under relevant sections of IPC. 

This is a developing story. More to follow.