Mumbai: Wockhardt Hospital receives bomb threat; probe underway

Police outside Wockhardt Hospital/ Screengrab

A hospital in Mumbai, on Monday, received a bomb threat, officials said. According to PTI, the city-based Wockhardt Hospital has received a bomb threat. The news agency stated that the police have barricaded the area after receiving information about the same.

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It is not known yet if the threat was a hoax or not or who made the threat call. Cops are investigating the case presently.

According to an ANI report, the bomb threat was reported at the Wockhardt Hospital in Mira Road and the police called in the bomb disposal squad and a dog squad.

The ANI report stated that the threat was received via an email sent to the hospital; it further stated that the Mira Bhayander Vasai Virar Police (MBVV Police) confirmed the same.