- Bomb threat at Taj Hotel Mumbai declared a hoax.
- Call came in at 12:13 a.m.from the Navi Mumbai area.
- Taj Hotel was a target in 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
The call came in around 12:13 a.m. when a man contacted the Navi Mumbai Police Control Room and allegedly claimed a bomb had been planted at the hotel. The information was immediately passed to the Mumbai Police Main Control Room, according to IANS.
Technical investigation traced the call to the Turbhe area of Navi Mumbai. Police launched a search to identify and arrest the caller based on the mobile number used and are coordinating with the Turbhe Police to track down the suspect. The caller’s mention of Dawood Ibrahim, a name linked to past Mumbai terror investigations, increased security concerns due to the hotel’s history.
Teams from the Colaba Police, the Crime Branch and the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad rushed to the hotel without delay. Officers conducted a systematic search of the main lobby, swimming pool, banquet halls, restaurants, parking area, outer premises and other sensitive areas of the building. Police searched the premises and found no suspicious objects or explosives. They later declared the threat a hoax.
A day earlier, a similar hoax targeted Delhi’s Red Fort, with a caller telling the Mumbai Police Control Room that the monument would be bombed. Delhi Police deployed security teams and bomb squads, but a thorough search found nothing suspicious.
The Taj Hotel has a major place in India’s security history. It was one of the main targets during the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, commonly known as 26/11, in which 166 people were killed and hundreds more were injured.
A recent Delhi Economic Survey 2025–26 report said Delhi recorded 3.22 million foreign tourist arrivals in 2024, accounting for 38.9 percent of India's total international arrivals. Mumbai, the second-busiest international gateway, handled 1.56 million foreign tourists, about half of Delhi's total.
