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Sourav Ganguly confirms death threats, says number from Kolkata
Sourav Ganguly on Friday said he has reported death threats to the Kolkata police and that the threatening phone number is from the city. Speaking at the inauguration of a store in…
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Sourav Ganguly on Friday said he has reported death threats to the Kolkata police and that the threatening phone number is from the city. Speaking at the inauguration of a store in Acropolis Mall, the former India captain said he was confident the police would sort it out and that he has security. The threats have been coming for six months, with recent letters using words like 'eliminate' and 'finish'.
A formal complaint was lodged at Thakurpukur Police Station. Ganguly and his wife initially dismissed the messages as overzealous fan mail, but the escalating language prompted them to approach the authorities.
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Both sides of the political aisle may try to spin this. Some will dismiss the threats as harmless fan letters, while others will blame West Bengal's law and order. The facts are more mundane: the caller's number is local, and Ganguly has not named any political motive. The police must now trace that number. If it leads to a disturbed individual, the real story is about mental health and security, not a failure of governance. The call record will settle it.
Sources (4): sports.ndtv.com, timesnownews.com, odishatv.in, rediff.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 4 sources.
