NIA gets mail threatening 'attack' in Mumbai by person with Taliban links

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has received an email claiming that a person linked to the Taliban will carry out an “attack” in Mumbai, police said on Friday.

The probe agency’s Mumbai office received the threat mail on Thursday, following which the city police and the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) were alerted, an official said.

According to the police, the email address used to send the threat message had “CIA” in it and the sender claimed that a person connected with the Taliban would carry out an attack in the city.