Gautam Gambhir receives death threat in emails

India’s head coach received two emails on the day of the Pahalgam terror attack.

Gautam Gambhir, former India batter and now India head coach, received death threats via two emails recently. It is said he received the death threat emails on the day of the heinous Pahalgam terror attack, which happened on Tuesday, April 22.

Gautam Gambhir receives death threats through two emails.

Gambhir received two emails of death threats from “ISIS Kashmir.” News agency ANI quoted the Office of Gautam Gambhir as saying that the former BJP MP reached out to the police and filed an official complaint to safeguard his family’s security. He received death threats via two emails, which contained three chilling words, “I Kill You,” as reported by India Today.

What did the Office of Gautam Gambhir state on the matter?

The Office said, “Former BJP MP and current head coach of the Indian cricket team, Gautam Gambhir, received a death threat from ‘ISIS Kashmir’. On Wednesday, he approached the Delhi Police, filing a formal complaint for an FIR and seeking measures to safeguard his family’s security.” On Tuesday, the day of the dreadful terror attack in Pahalgam, he received two threatening emails, one in the afternoon and another in the evening, both conveying the same message. This wasn’t the first instance where he received a death threat. In 2021, as a Member of Parliament, he received a similar email.

Recently, Gautam Gambhir visited France with his family for a holiday and was back in the country earlier this month. Speaking on the Pahalgam terror attack, he posted on X, “Praying for the families of the deceased. Those responsible for this will pay. India will strike.”