Jaish-ul-Hind has taken the responsibility for placing the explosives in a vehicle outside industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s house Antilia in Mumbai. Reports inform that the organisation claimed responsibility via a message on Telegram app. According to a report by India Today, the message by Jaish-ul-Hind read, “The brother who placed the SUV near the Ambani house has reached the safe house. This was just a trailer and big picture is yet to come (sic)”. The report added that, Jaish-ul-Hind demanded money through Bitcoin.
On Thursday, a Scorpio SUV dumped with 2.5kg of gelatin sticks, and apparently, a fake number plate was found parked on Carmichael Road near ‘Antilia’. Antilia is the multi-storey residence of Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Industries. The Scorpio had been stolen from Mulund area a week ago, police said. CCTV footage showed that the Scorpio, along with the Innova, reached the spot in the early hours of Thursday, and the driver of Scorpio then got down and left in the other vehicle. A letter found inside the SUV purportedly threatened Ambani and his family. The police are looking for the other car which had been seen at the spot. Reports inform that so far, the Crime Branch of Mumbai police has recorded the statements of 25 persons in its probe.
Police informed that no terror angle has emerged in the probe so far. Jaish-ul-Hind has demanded money through bitcoin from Reliance Industries Ltd’s (RIL) Chairman. The message has also challenged the investigative agencies saying, “stop us if you can.” It further addresses the Ambanis and says, “Next time the SUV will ram into your … kids’ car if you don’t agree to the demands now.” You (Ambanis) know what you have to do, just transfer the money regarding what we have told you earlier,” the message added. A threat letter for Mukesh Ambani and his wife Nita Ambani was also recovered from the SUV found outside their home. Jaish-ul-Hind also claimed responsibility for the blast outside Israel Embassy in Delhi a few days back. “As for the agencies, we dare you to stop us. You could do nothing when we hit you under your nose in Delhi. You tied up with Mossad and yet you failed miserably. By the permission of Allah you will fall again and again,” said the message.