Sourav Ganguly, wife receive death threats; probe launched

Former Indian cricket crew captain Sourav Ganguly has complained to the police that he had obtained a number of threatening letters prior to now few months, together with one which warned of killing him and his spouse Dona Ganguly, a senior officer mentioned on Monday.

The police started an investigation to seek out out who had despatched the communications.

A written criticism has been lodged by Ganguly, who’s presently the president of the Cricket Affiliation of Bengal (CAB), at Thakurpukur Police Station in south Kolkata following the most recent letter, which was obtained at Ganguly’s workplace on Monday, he mentioned.

The letters had allegedly been arriving within the former BCCI president’s identify for round six months, however had been initially not taken severely.

His workplace obtained two letters on Monday, containing specific threats to kill Ganguly and his spouse and hurt folks near him, in line with the police criticism lodged by the previous cricketer’s supervisor.

The police officer mentioned investigators had been analyzing the contents of the letters and making an attempt to ascertain the identification and motive of the sender. — PTI