Updated On: 09 July, 2023 07:19 AM IST | Mumbai | Anurag Kamble
Man detained by Mumbai police after sending WhatsApp messages from Goa to friend about ‘terror attack’ on local train

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A man’s attempt to prank an old friend resulted in him getting booked for an offence in Kanjurmarg on Friday. The accused, who hails from Goa, had sent a WhatsApp message to his friend in Mumbai from a new mobile number, on July 6. The message read: “Kal 9 bje ki planning hai pura train pack honga inshallah hum hamare mansube mukammal honge khuda hafiz (Tomorrow at 9 am, the train will be fully packed, and our intentions would be fulfilled. Goodbye).”
The friend who works in a petroleum lubricating oil and grease manufacturing company in Andheri, initially ignored the message. However, an hour later, he received another one: “Kal train main rush rahega aur usi dauraan kaam ko anjaam dena hai janab sab khairiyat hai yaha kaam hone pe maal gaddi mein milte hai 10 ke baad sabhi k phone band rahenge. (We will complete the task when the train is crowded... once done, we will meet on the goods train. Everyone’s phones will be switched off after 10 am.”