Drunkenness and mental illness are the roots of most hoax calls received by the Mumbai police control room. Police officers also said some callers make threats against prominent industrialists and celebrities in a fit of rage. According to the Mumbai crime branch, this year the police received 13 hoax calls pertaining to bomb and life threats, out of which six have been detected.

In 2021, 18 such calls were made out of which three were detected. In most cases, the culprit was found to have been drunk at the time they contacted the authorities. "Some give false information just for fun but others are mentally ill," a senior officer of the crime branch said. The police have also noticed that some people who dial control room number 112 to give false information suffer from depression due to personal issues.