Security has been stepped up outside the Reserve Bank of India’s office in South Mumbai after it received a threat call on Saturday from a person claiming to be from Pakistan-based militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba.

The caller said he was the "CEO" of the Lashkar-e-Taiba terror group and sang a song over the phone before issuing the threat. Actors Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan also received extortion calls recently.

RBI's customer care department in Mumbai received a fake call. The caller identified himself to be the CEO of the Pakistani terror group Lashkar-e-Taliban. The caller threatened to blow up the central bank with a bomb.

A hoax threat call was received by the customer care department of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Maharashtra Mumbai, police said on Sunday.

Mumbai Police investigate a hoax bomb threat targeting the Reserve Bank of India. The caller claimed affiliation with Lashkar-e-Taiba. Investigation underway.

A bomb threat was received on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s customer care number yesterday, during which the caller claimed to be the "CEO of Lashkar-e-Taiba", sources said.

Taiba," contacted the RBI on Saturday around 10 am, demanding that a back road be blocked, claiming an electric car had broken down. The incident was quickly reported to Mumbai Police, who conducted a search but found nothing unusual.

The caller identified himself as the "CEO of Lashkar" and threatened to blow up the central bank with a bomb, the police said.