MUMBAI: Person who sent threatening message to the Reserve Bank has been arrested. Crime Branch arrested a native of Vadodara, Gujarat. The suspect is being interrogated regarding the motive behind the threat. The police have registered an FIR under IPC Sections 505(1), 505(2) and 506(2) in the incident.

RBI received the threat message yesterday. "We have planted 11 different bombs in different locations of Mumbai. the RBI along with private sector banks have executed the biggest scam in India. The scam involves RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, some of the top finance officials and some renowned ministers of India. We have sufficient proof for the same," read the email.

"We demand that both, the RBI Governor and the Finance Minister immediately resign from their posts and release a press statement with full disclosure of the scam. We also demand that the government give both and all those who are involved in the scam the punishment they deserve. If our demands are not met before 1:30 pm, all the 11 bombs will blast one by one," the email said. Strict checks were conducted in the areas yesterday in the wake of the bomb threat.

According to the police, 11 offices including the RBI office, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank in Mumbai have received threatening messages.