NEW DELHI: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has approached the police after receiving a number of threatening letters over the previous few months, together with one which allegedly threatened to kill him and his spouse, Dona Ganguly, information company PTI reported.Ganguly, who’s at the moment the president of the Cricket Affiliation of Bengal (CAB), filed a written criticism at Thakurpukur Police Station in south Kolkata after his workplace acquired two letters on Monday, a senior police officer stated.
Threatening letters acquired over six months
In line with the police criticism filed by Ganguly’s supervisor, the letters had allegedly been arriving in his identify for round six months. They had been initially not taken severely.Nonetheless, two letters acquired at his workplace on Monday reportedly contained express threats to kill Ganguly and his spouse and hurt individuals near him.The police have now began an investigation to determine the sender and discover out the motive behind the threats.“We’re taking the criticism severely and have begun an investigation. We’re inspecting the letters, their supply and the courier path to determine the particular person accountable,” the officer stated.
Police observe courier path
The preliminary investigation means that the letters might have been despatched by way of a courier service, allegedly by an individual from Belgharia in North 24 Parganas district.Police are additionally inspecting the motion of the SIM card allegedly utilized by the sender and have contacted the courier company to gather particulars in regards to the consignments.“Now we have spoken to the individuals from the courier service and tracked down one cell quantity. We are attempting to identify it,” the officer stated.
Police study potential motive
Kolkata Police at the moment are checking whether or not all of the letters had been despatched by the identical particular person. Investigators are additionally making an attempt to ascertain the explanation behind the alleged threats.The police are inspecting the contents of the letters, their supply and the courier path as a part of the probe.
