Threat to Ambanis: Mumbai court sends accused jeweller to police custody

A holiday court on Tuesday remanded a jeweller arrested for allegedly threatening to kill industrialist Mukesh Ambani and his family members to police custody till August 20The police had on Monday arrested the jeweller Bishnu Vidu Bhoumik 56 for allegedly calling up the landline number of Reliance Foundation Hospital and threatening to kill Ambani and his family membersBhoumik who runs a jewellery shop in south Mumbai was apprehended from suburban DahisarThe police produced the accused before the holiday court of additional chief metropolitan magistrate S V Dindokar and sought his custody stating that they want to probe the motive behind the callsThe police further informed the court that the accused seemed to be a habitual offender and hence they wanted to conduct a thorough probe to ascertain if any other person was involved in the caseOpposing the remand plea Bhoumiks lawyer Vijaykumar Mane argued his client was not directly related to the case as the phone calls were made to the private hospital and not to Ambani who is the chairman amp managing director of Reliance IndustriesMane also told the court that the accused was mentally ill and undergoing psychiatric treatmentAfter hearing both sides the court remanded the accused to police custody till August 20According to the police Bhoumik had allegedly made nine calls on the landline number of Reliance Foundation Hospital in Girgaum around 1030 am on Monday and threatened to kill Ambani and his family members He had also allegedly hurled abusesA case was registered against him at the D B Marg police station under section 506 2 of the Indian Penal Code for criminal intimidationIn February 2021 a sports utility vehicle SUV laden with explosives was found near Ambanis south Mumbai residence Antilia Later some people including the then police officer Sachin Waze were arrested in connection with the incidentThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever