The National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) Mumbai office on February 2, received an email threatening that a person would carry out a terror attack in Mumbai in Maharashtra, reports India Today on February 3. The email claimed that a person linked to the Taliban would carry out the attack in Mumbai. According to the Police, the email address used to send the threat message had the letters "CIA" in it and the IP (Internet Protocol) address of the sender has been traced to Pakistan. Following the threat, the Mumbai Police and the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) were alerted.