Mumbai police arrest Gujarat-based engineer for bomb threat at Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant wedding. ‘My mind is…’

The Mumbai police have arrested a 32-year-old engineer from Gujarat for allegedly posting a social media bomb threat for the wedding of Anant Ambani, the youngest son of industrialist Mukesh Ambani. The arrest was made on Tuesday, according to an official statement.

The accused, identified as Viral Shah, is a resident of Vadodara. "He was nabbed this morning by the Mumbai police's crime branch from his residence in Gujarat," the official said.

The incident began when a user on the social media platform X, under the handle @ffsfir, posted a message suggesting a potential bomb threat at the high-profile wedding. The post read, “My mind is wondering shamelessly that half the world would go upside down tomorrow after a bomb went off at the Ambani wedding. trillions of dollars in one pin code,” as quoted by PTI.

In response to the threat, the Mumbai police heightened security measures for the event and launched an investigation. The probe led them to the user in Vadodara. Subsequently, a team from the Mumbai crime branch travelled to Gujarat to apprehend Shah, who is now being brought to Mumbai for further questioning.

Anant Ambani, the youngest son of Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani, married Radhika Merchant, the daughter of pharmaceutical tycoons Viren and Shaila Merchant, on July 12. The grand wedding took place at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) and was attended by a host of global celebrities, politicians, leading figures from Hindi and South Indian cinema, and top Indian cricketers.

 From July 12 to July 15, roads near the venue will be accessible only to "event vehicles" between 1 PM and midnight. The wedding festivities are the culmination of a series of lavish pre-wedding events. Celebrations began in Jamnagar and continued with a four-day luxury cruise in Europe, followed by several high-profile events in Mumbai over the past two weeks. The pre-wedding parties featured performances by global stars such as Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Katy Perry, and the Backstreet Boys, alongside numerous Bollywood celebrities.