Legendary India cricketer Sourav Ganguly has filed a police complaint after receiving several threatening letters, including one that warned of killing him and his wife, Dona. Ganguly, a former India captain,
has been receiving the letters for the past few months.
According to news agency PTI, the police have launched an investigation to ascertain who sent the communications after Ganguly filed a written complaint.
“We are taking the complaint seriously and have begun an investigation. We are examining the letters, their source and the courier trail to identify the person responsible,” a senior officer said.
Ganguly, who is currently the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), went to Thakurpukur Police Station in south Kolkata following the latest letter, which was received at his office on Monday, he said.
The letters had allegedly been arriving in the former BCCI president’s name for around six months but were initially not taken seriously.
According to the police complaint lodged by the former cricketer’s manager, his office received two letters on Monday containing explicit threats to kill Ganguly and his wife and harm people close to him.
The police officer said investigators were examining the contents of the letters and trying to establish the identity and motive of the sender.
A preliminary investigation indicated that the letters may have been sent through a courier service, allegedly by a person from Belgharia in North 24 Parganas district, he said.
The police, he said, have begun examining the movement of the SIM card allegedly used by the sender and have contacted the courier agency concerned to gather details of the consignments.
“We have spoken to the people from the courier service and tracked down one mobile number. We are trying to spot it,” he said.
The Kolkata Police sleuths are examining whether all the letters were sent by the same person and the reason behind the alleged threats, he said.
With PTI Inputs
