New Delhi – A false terror alert in Mumbai triggered a major security scare after local police received a WhatsApp message claiming that 14 militants from a group calling itself “Lashkar Jehadi” had entered the city.

The message, sent on September 5, warned that the alleged attackers were driving 34 vehicles packed with 400 kilograms of RDX explosives and could carry out bombings that might kill “one crore people.”

The tip-off prompted immediate police action, but subsequent investigations revealed it to be a hoax born out of a personal feud.

According to Indian media, the threat was traced back to Ashwin Kumar Supra, a resident of Bihar, who allegedly wanted to frame his friend Feroz. Supra’s motive, investigators said, was revenge, as Feroz had filed a case against him in 2023 that led to Supra spending three months in jail.

Police arrested Supra on charges of issuing bomb threats and seized the phone and SIM card used to send the hoax message.

Authorities confirmed that the threat had no links to Pakistan-based groups or any real terror plot, describing it as a fabricated claim stemming from a private dispute.

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