"We have already provided enough security at the US consulate in Bandra-Kurla Complex. But after the Libya attack, security has been increased further at the consulate and other US establishments," a top police officer who did not wish to be named told PTI.
He said though there was no specific alert about any threat to the consulate and other US offices, security was beefed up as a precautionary measure after Tuesday's attack on American consulate in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi that claimed the lives of that country's ambassador J Christopher Stevens and three other diplomats.
A mob armed with guns and rockets had stormed the consulate, angry over the film 'Innocence of Muslims', being perceived as offensive to Islam and the Prophet. Protests were also witnessed at US diplomatic missions in Egypt and Yemen.
Mumbai police had drawn criticism for its failure to control violence during a demonstration at Azad Maidan called to protest alleged persecution of Muslims in Assam and Myanmar last month. Two persons had been killed in firing and over 50 injured.