Mumbai: A mentally ill person from Mumbai was arrested by police for making a threat call giving warning of a terror attack ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day US visit, Mumbai Police said on Wednesday.
The police control received the threat call on Tuesday, February 11, as the PM was leaving on an official visit abroad. The person who made the call was arrested. As per the Mumbai Police, he is mentally ill.
"On 11th February, a call was received at the Mumbai Police Control Room warning that terrorists may attack PM Modi's aircraft as he was leaving on an official visit abroad. Considering the serious nature of the information, the police informed other agencies and began an investigation, the police said in a statement.