Two unidentified persons reportedly landed on a parachute in neighbouring Navi Mumbai's Ghansoli area, prompting a probe by various agencies.
Investigation has, hence, revealed it was actually a foreign couple who performed the deadly stunt. The Anti-Terror Cell of local police, Maharashtra ATS and other agencies were investigating the incident.
The purported incident occurred on Saturday night when, according to eye witnesses, two persons landed on a parachute on the palm beach road near the Ghansoli creek.
The woman went up to 24th floor of an under-construction building and jumped with a parachute while her guy friend waited below the building. As soon as the woman landed, the guy greeted and congratulated her. They then walked away from the spot.
Police revealed the coupled is aged between 25 and 30 years and had done reccee before performing the stunt.
Panic gripped the local residents, when the two persons were trying to land, who then reported the incident to the police.
A CCTV footage had earlier showed two persons at the spot mentioned by local residents, but the images were unclear.
Navi Mumbai is a planned city off the west coast in the Konkan region of Maharashtra.
In September 2016, residents in Uran area of Navi Mumbai went through a similar panic when some people claimed that they had spotted a group of suspicious armed men in Pathan suits.
A "highest state of alert" was then issued along the Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane and Raigad coasts where several sensitive establishments and assets are located.
However, the operation to trace the 'suspicious' men was later called off, after the agencies concluded that the report was a hoax.
(With inputs from PTI)
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