Mumbai:

Mukesh Ambani, Reliance Industries chairman, obtained a demise menace earlier this week, police mentioned immediately. In an e-mail, an individual threatened to kill the industrialist if he did not give him Rs 20 crore.

“If you don’t give us 20 crore rupees, we will kill you. We have the best shooters in India,” the e-mail mentioned.

The menace was despatched by an individual named Shadab Khan on October 27, the police mentioned including {that a} criticism was filed after safety officers at Mr Ambani’s Mumbai residence, Antilia, introduced the demise menace to their discover.

Gamdevi Police of Mumbai registered a case in opposition to an unknown particular person below sections 387 and 506 (2) of IPC and began the investigation.

This will not be the primary time that Mukesh Ambani has obtained demise threats.

Mumbai Police had final 12 months arrested a person from Bihar for making nameless calls threatening to focus on Mr Ambani and his relations. The caller had threatened to “blow up” the HN Reliance Foundation Hospital together with the Ambani household residence ‘Antilia’ in south Mumbai.

In 2021,  an explosives-laden SUV was discovered close to Mr Ambani’s residence in south Mumbai. Businessman Hiran, who was in possession of the SUV, was discovered useless in a creek in neighbouring Thane on March 5 final 12 months.