Mumbai Police said on Tuesday that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), HDFC Bank, and ICICI Bank received bomb threats demanding the resignation of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. The sender of the email accused the RBI and private sector banks of carrying out the ‘biggest scam in the history of India.’ He threatened that a total of 11 bomb attacks would occur at 11 places in Mumbai at 1:30 pm on Wednesday. 

The email ID that issued the threat was khilafat.india@gmail.com. A screenshot of the threat email accessed by ABP news read, "We have planted 11 bombs in different locations in Mumbai. RBI along with private sector banks have executed the biggest scam in the history of India. The scam involves RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, some of the top banking officials, and some renowned ministers of India. We have sufficient solid proof for the same."

The email, which had the subject line "Breaking News", with CC to other high-ranking officials, also mentioned the purported locations of three bombs: the ICICI Bank Towers at Bandra Kurla Complex, HDFC House at Churchgate, and the RBI New Central Office Building in the Fort area.

Following the threat, Mumbai Police said that cops visited these 11 aforementioned places and carried out searches, deploying Bomb Detection and Disposal (BDDS) personnel. However, no suspicious items were discovered at any of these sites, according to the official.

According to the official, a case has been registered against an unidentified person based on a complaint lodged by the head guard of the RBI under various sections of the Indian Penal Code including 505-1 b (Making or circulating a false alarm or warning as to disaster or its severity or magnitude, leading to panic), 502-2 (Statements conducting public mischief), and 506- 2 (Criminal intimidation).

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