Mumbai: Messages praising the Islamic State were found scribbled on a pillar of a bridge, which fuelled the rumours of a high alert in Navi Mumbai. The messages were scribbled on the Khopte Bridge in Navi Mumbai's. The messages praised ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. An investigation was already initiated by the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS), with a parallel investigation by the Navi Mumbai police's crime branch. "A separate team and Navi Mumbai crime branch are investigating the matter. There are very vital installations nearby the bridge and therefore this message cannot be ignored," a senior officer from Navi Mumbai police said. Security has been beefed up in the urban area of Navi Mumbai after the matter was brought to the notice of security agencies, but no high alert was sounded in the area, said Sanjay Kumar, Commissioner of Police, Navi Mumbai.
The police are checking CCTV footage on the nearby roads to spot the suspect. The urban area has very vital and sensitive installations like ONGC, armoury station, power station, JNPT etc. Therefore, the cops are taking threat seriously and high level investigations have already begun, said Kumar. Another senior officer said, "It may be someone local trying to prank or wrote it personally, but it cannot be taken lightly. The particular place does not have CCTV camera therefore we taking statements of nearby people who may have seen someone doing it." - Staff Reporter
