Former Indian cricket workforce captain Sourav Ganguly and his spouse Dona Ganguly allegedly obtained letters threatening to kill the couple on Monday, police stated.
The previous BCCI president had been receiving a number of letters with objectionable remarks in latest months however the matter was initially not taken critically, his secretary informed the police. On Monday, Sourav’s workplace obtained two letters, containing specific threats to kill him and his spouse and hurt folks near him.
“Initially we didn’t pay a lot consideration to those letters, assuming that they had been merely the work of somebody who disliked Ganguly and was sending letters expressing his or her private resentment,” the secretary stated in his grievance with Thakurpukur police station in south Kolkata on Tuesday.
The grievance alleged the sender was recognized as Arun and the letters had been despatched from Belghoria in North 24 Parganas district.
The police stated they’re analyzing the contents of the letters and attempting to substantiate the identification and motive of the sender.
“We’re taking the grievance critically and have begun an investigation. We’re analyzing the letters, their supply and the courier path to determine the particular person accountable,” a police officer stated on situation of anonymity.
The police, the officer added, have begun analyzing the motion of the SIM card allegedly utilized by the sender and have contacted the courier company involved to collect particulars of the consignments. “We have now spoken to the folks from the courier service and tracked down one cellular quantity. We try to identify it,” the officer stated.
The police are additionally ascertaining whether or not all of the letters had been despatched by the identical particular person, the officer added.
There was no fast remark from Sourav and his spouse on the time of submitting this report.
(With PTI inputs)
