Team India middle-order batterRinku Singh has received a threat from Dawood Ibrahim’s D-Company to pay INR 5 crore ransom. Rinku recently hit the headlines for scoring the winning runs for Team India in the Asia
Cup 2025 final against Pakistan played in Dubai. Currently, India are engaged in the two-match Test series against the West Indies so Rinku is enjoying his break as the southpaw isn’t a part of the ongoing campaign of the Shubman Gill-led team. Amidst this break, the Mumbai Crime Branch has claimed that the star Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batter received three ransom notices from Ibrahim’s notorious gang between February and April.
The Mumbai Crime Branch has also revealed that the two suspects have been arrested in the West Indies regarding this matter and both were handed over to the Indian authorities on August 1. The two suspects also have a criminal background as they were apprehended previously for demanding INR 10 crore from Zeeshan Siddiqui, the son of late MLA Baba Siddiqui. In the Crime Branch’s investigation, one of the suspects has also admitted that he threatened Rinku for the ransom.
Rinku Singh’s next assignment in Australia
This month, Rinku Singh will travelling to Australia for the five-match T20I series. Rinku has been named in the 15-member T20I squad for India. In the Asia Cup 2025, Rinku got the opportunity to be a part of India’s XI in the final only. Rinku will look to be at his best in the upcoming competition to make it to India’s T20 World Cup 2026 squad.
Team India have looked extraordinary in 2025 thus far. Under Suryakumar Yadav, the Men in Blue hammered England in the home series played in January-February and also pulled off the Asia Cup 2025. They will look to carry their form until the mage T20 event to be held in India and Sri Lanka.
