The communication mentioned the name of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, with the threat of bombing the church at a specific time. Interestingly, the church had received another email the same day, apologising for the first email, while claiming that it was sent by the intellectually disabled child of the accused.
David Cardoz, the supervising architect, said that the heritage church's roof has deteriorated over the last few years and thus they will be comprehensively repairing and restoring the same.
Since the state government has lifted the restrictions this year, the BMC has predicted that more than one lakh people may visit the fair. For the visitors who will be visiting the basilica, here is the whole schedule.
Devotees at Bandra's Mount Mary fair offer wax figures of houses, legs, and cars among others to have their dream of the same fulfilled or relief from a particular ailment