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A man has called the Mumbai Police control room and claimed terrorists may attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi's aircraft during his visit abroad, an official said on Wednesday.
The call was received on Tuesday following which the police also informed other agencies and started an investigation into the matter, he said.
PM Modi is currently on a visit to France from where he will go to the US.
The caller claimed that terrorists may attack PM Modi's aircraft during his visit abroad, the official said.
The control room received multiple calls from the same number regarding different threats, he said without elaborating further.
"The person who made the threat call to the Mumbai Police Control Room has been taken into custody from the Chembur area. He is mentally ill," the police said.