World · South & Central Asia · 7 hrs ago
Bomb threat emails prompt searches in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai
Threat emails targeted Mumbai’s Mayor’s office and three VIBGYOR schools in Navi Mumbai on Friday, October 23.
The messages also mentioned actor Amitabh Bachchan’s Juhu home and Mahalaxmi Racecourse, where singer Diljit Dosanjh is scheduled to perform on November 27.
Police searches found nothing suspicious at the Mayor’s office or the three schools, and the Airoli school sent students home early as a precaution.
The emails referred to Khalistan and the 1984 anti-Sikh violence, but police have not verified the threats or identified their sender.
Allegations about Bachchan’s role in inciting violence in 1984 have circulated for years; he has denied them, and Diljit faced criticism after appearing on Bachchan’s television show.
Police are tracing the emails and checking whether they came from the same source, while no additional security deployment was planned for Bachchan or Dosanjh.
Threat emails targeting the Mumbai Mayor’s office and three VIBGYOR schools in Navi Mumbai prompted police searches and precautionary measures on October 23, 2026.
Police said they found nothing suspicious at the searched locations and are investigating who sent the emails.
The messages referred to attacks on October 31 and November 27, including a threat involving Mahalaxmi Racecourse and singer Diljit Dosanjh’s concert.
The articles differ on the October 31 threat: The Hindu says it referred to a school, while the Indian Express says it targeted Amitabh Bachchan’s Mumbai residence.
Police have not established whether the emails to the Mayor’s office and the schools came from the same source.
- Who
- The Mumbai Mayor’s office and three VIBGYOR schools in Navi Mumbai received threat emails.
- What
- The emails prompted police searches and precautionary measures. Police said they found nothing suspicious.
- When
- Friday, October 23, 2026; the messages referred to possible attacks on October 31 and November 27.
- Where
- Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, including the Mayor’s office, VIBGYOR schools in Airoli, Belapur and Kharghar, and Mahalaxmi Racecourse.
- Why
- The emails threatened attacks; the sender and motive have not been established.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Anti-Sikh violence followed the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, according to the Indian Express.
Amitabh Bachchan wrote to the Akal Takht Jathedar denying allegations about his involvement in inciting violence.
Diljit Dosanjh appeared on Amitabh Bachchan’s television show, Kaun Banega Crorepati, and faced criticism from Sikhs for Justice, according to the Indian Express.
Threat emails to the Mayor’s office and three Navi Mumbai schools prompted police searches and early dispersal of students from the Airoli school.
The email threatened an attack at Mahalaxmi Racecourse during Diljit Dosanjh’s scheduled concert.
- Date of threat emails
- October 23, 2026
- Navi Mumbai schools
- VIBGYOR branches in Airoli, Belapur and Kharghar
- Mayor’s office email
- Received around 11:31 a.m.
- Concert venue
- Mahalaxmi Racecourse
- Concert date
- November 27
4 sources
Bomb threat emails to Mumbai Mayor’s office, three Navi Mumbai schools trigger security alert
Why pro-Khalistani groups are targeting Amitabh Bachchan, Diljit Dosanjh? The 1984 claims & KBC appearance
Big B's home and Diljit's concert named in threat email
What people are saying
Police teams rushed to the school immediately upon receiving the alert and facilitated the early dispersal of students. We are investigating the source and sender of the email.
Bomb threat emails were sent to the Belapur and Kharghar VIBGYOR schools, along with the Airoli branch. We carried out extensive checks across the premises and found nothing suspicious. Our teams are actively investigating to identify who sent these emails.