Former India captain and ex-BCCI President Sourav Ganguly and his spouse, Dona Ganguly, have obtained a loss of life menace, triggering concern over the safety of the high-profile household in Kolkata. In keeping with the police grievance filed by the Ganguly household and Private assistant of the previous Indian skipper, the most recent letter was opened on the workplace of Bengal cricket president on Monday. It was written completely in English and contained express threats to ‘get rid of’ or ‘end’ the cricketer and his household.
Household sources mentioned that such letters have been coming in for the previous six months. They have been earlier brushed apart as notes from overzealous followers. However the repeated nature of them and the aggressive language in the newest one prompted the household to strategy the police.
A proper written grievance has now been lodged at Thakurpukur Police Station. The state authorities’s safety division has additionally been alerted and requested to take instant steps.
“I want to convey to your form consideration a matter of significant concern relating to sure threatening letters which were obtained by Mr. Sourav Ganguly and his household.”
“For the previous couple of months, now we have been receiving letters from unknown particular person objectionable remarks in opposition to Mr. Ganguly. Initially we did not pay a lot consideration to those letters, assuming that they have been merely the work of somebody who disliked Mr. Ganguly and was sending letters expressing his/her private resentment.”
“Nevertheless, at present now we have obtained two letters addressed to Mr. Sourav Ganguly and Mrs. Dona Ganguly, during which the sender has not solely made hate remarks in opposition to Mr. Ganguly however has additionally issued severe threats to the life and security of Mr. Ganguly, Mrs. Dona Ganguly and the folks working [with/for] him.”
“The character of the threats contained within the letters has brought on severe concern amongst us. For the reason that letters have now escalated from hate/derogatory communication to express threats to life and private security, we imagine that the matter requires instant police intervention and investigation,” learn the assertion on the grievance.
“In view of the seriousness of the matter, I request you to kindly take mandatory motion, register and examine the grievance, determine the particular person chargeable for sending these threatening letters, and take acceptable steps to make sure the security and safety of Mr. Sourav Ganguly, Mrs. Dona Ganguly and the employees working with them.”
Preliminary probe suggests the letters have been despatched by way of courier to the Ganguly residence. The sender’s identify on the packet was listed as Arun Kumar, a Belgharia resident. Investigators traced a telephone quantity talked about within the letter. A ‘Truecaller’ search threw up the identical identify as nicely.
Police at the moment are trying into whether or not the actual Arun Kumar was the one who despatched the letters, or if somebody is utilizing his id to focus on the previous India skipper.
“We’ve began an investigation and are taking all mandatory measures to make sure the security of Mr. Ganguly and his household,” police officers informed Ganguly’s PA in response to the grievance lodged.
Given Ganguly’s public profile, the safety division is reviewing the menace and if there’s a want for extra cowl.
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