Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 21 (HBTV): The Mumbai Police have arrested two individuals from Buldhana in connection with an email threatening to bomb the car of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

The accused have been identified as Mangesh Achyutrao Wayal (35) and Abhay Gajanan Shingane (22), both residents of Deulgaon Mahi in Buldhana district, Maharashtra. They were apprehended in Buldhana's Deulgaon area.

The threat email was received at Goregaon Police Station, following which an FIR was registered under Sections 351(3), 351(4), and 353(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

The police stated that the accused will be brought to Mumbai for further legal proceedings.

An investigation is underway, and further details are awaited. (ANI)