Man who threatened Gautam Gambhir recognized; Household claims he has psychological well being points

Gautam Gambhir Demise Risk Information: The person who despatched the mail has been recognized as 21 yr previous Jigneshsinh Parmar hailing from Gujarat, mentioned Delhi Police.

Parmar has been caught by Central District Police workforce and interrogated intimately. He’s an engineering pupil whose household has claimed he’s affected by psychological well being points. Additional investigation is in progress, the Delhi Police knowledgeable.

Gautam Gambhir, the pinnacle coach of the Indian cricket workforce, allegedly acquired dying threats through two emails on April 22, the identical day when terrorists opened fireplace on vacationers in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir. Each emails had the phrases “I kill you”, the Delhi Police mentioned.

The threats had been acquired on April 22 — the identical day terrorists gunned down 26 folks, principally vacationers, in Kashmir’s Pahalgam — from a suspicious Gmail account.

“We’ve been knowledgeable about an alleged menace mail acquired on an e-mail ID related to Gautam Gambhir. The matter is being investigated,” DCP (Central) M Harsha Vardhan mentioned in an announcement.

“Gautam Gambhir is already a Delhi Police protectee and we don’t touch upon particular safety preparations,” the officer mentioned within the assertion.

Gambhir, a former BJP MP, reportedly acquired two menace mails studying “I KILL YOU” from a sender figuring out as “ISIS Kashmir”, police sources mentioned.

An e-mail criticism concerning the threats was acquired on the Rajinder Nagar police station together with screenshots of the menace mails.

“Pricey Sir, Namaskar. As we spoke, please discover under the ‘Risk Mails’ acquired on the mail ID of Mr Gautam Gambhir (Ex-MP), Head Coach Indian Cricket Workforce. Kindly register the FIR accordingly and make sure the security and safety of the household,” the criticism learn.

This is not the primary time that Gambhir has been threatened. In 2022, he acquired comparable threats, prompting the authorities to tighten his safety measures.