Mumbai, Dec 26 : Ahead of the new Year Celebrations in India’s financial capital Mumbai, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday received a threat mail saying 11 bombs have been planted at 11 locations here.
The mailer demanded the resignations of RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman alleging that they were involved in the “biggest scam in India’s history”.
The mail said 11 bombs have been planted at different locations in Mumbai including RBI offices, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank and the blast would take place at 1:30 pm.
“We have planted 11 different bombs in different locations of Mumbai. The RBI along with private sector banks have executed the biggest scam in the history of India. The scam involves RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, some of the top finance officials and some renowned ministers of India. We have sufficient proof for the same, ” the mail read.
Following this, a large number of police personnel have been deployed in the city.
