Sports News | Team India Coach Gautam Gambhir Receives Death Threat Email
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Indian cricket team's head coach and former BJP MP Gautam Gambhir has found himself at the centre of a security scare after he reportedly received threatening emails, a police source said on Thursday.
New Delhi, Apr 24 (PTI) New Delhi, Apr 24 (PTI) Indian cricket team's head coach and former BJP MP Gautam Gambhir has found himself at the centre of a security scare after he reportedly received threatening emails, a police source said on Thursday.
The source said that Gambhir received two threat mails, a complaint regarding which was received at the Rajinder Nagar police station.
"We have launched an investigation into the matter," the source. said.
The threats were reportedly received on April 22 -- the same day terrorists gunned down 26 people, mostly tourists, in Kashmir's Pahalgam -- via a suspicious Gmail account.
This isn't the first time Gambhir has been threatened. In 2022, he received similar threats, prompting the authorities to tighten his security measures.
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