MUMBAI: A 28-year-old man was arrested in Mumbai on Tuesday for allegedly threatening to carry out a terror attack at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, officials said.
The accused called the airport on Monday night and issued the threat while identifying himself as "Irfan Sheikh," a member of the banned terror outfit Indian Mujahideen, said a Sahar police station official.
Police immediately formed a special team and nabbed the accused from Govandi area following technical surveillance. Preliminary investigation suggested that the accused was inspired by a web series but police are investigating the case from all angles, the official said.
The accused also changed his statement quite a few times and police suspect that he could be mentally unstable or was acting at somebody else's behest, the official added. A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered at Sahar police station under relevant Indian Penal Code sections including 505 (I) (causing alarm or fear by spreading false rumour).
(With PTI inputs)
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