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Suspicious SUV With Gelatin Sticks Found Near Mukesh Ambani’s Residence in Mumbai

A suspicious vehicle was found near billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s house Antilia in Mumbai on Thursday. On investigating to this report, the officials found explosives inside that suspicious SUV.

Suspicious SUV With Gelatin Sticks

Suspicious SUV With Gelatin Sticks

The vehicle was an SUV, a Scorpio model and it was spotted on Peddar road, which is near to the business tycoon Mukesh Ambani’s residence. The police were immediately reported about this suspicious SUV and the officials on investigation found 20 gelatin sticks inside the van.

On this report, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh also made an official statement where he confirmed that a Scorpio van having some gelatin explosives was found in Mumbai “at some distance from Mukesh Ambani’s home.” He further stated that the investigation has been started and the Mumbai Crime Branch will be responsible for this investigation. “The truth will come out,” Anil Deshmukh said.

The vehicle was abandoned near Antilia and the Ambanis’ security officials spotted this detail on Thursday evening. They then soon contacted the local police and informed them about this vehicle.

Several police personnel from the Gamdevi police station along with the bomb squad immediately reached the spot where SUV was abandoned after receiving the call.  The officials on examining the van found around 20 gelatin sticks inside it, which is one kind of explosive material. However, the explosive was not assembled and the investigation started immediately.

As soon as the explosive material was found in that van, the Carmichael Road was rushed with many heavy police forces. There were many commandos, as well as Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) officials of Maharashtra Police also visited the site for the initial investigation. The Mumbai Crime Branch officials are now scanning the CCTV footages to find any suspicious activities and to track down the van in the recordings.

Furthermore, the Mumbai Police also said that they found some number plates inside the SUV van. However, the number plates that were found inside the vehicle allegedly matched with the vehicles that have been used in the security detail of the billionaire Mukesh Ambani.

In an official statement, the Mumbai Police PRO, informed that on Thursday evening, an abandoned SUV van was found on Carmichael Road under limits of Gamdevi Police Station.

The statement said that on receiving the alert call the Police team along with the “Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) team reached the spot immediately,” on examining the vehicle some explosive material Gelatin was found inside. “It is not an assembled explosive device and the further investigation is going on.”

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