Former Indian cricketer and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from East Delhi Gautam Gambhir has registered a complaint with the Delhi Police stating that he received death threats from ‘ISIS Kashmir’. Delhi Police is probing Gautam Gambhir’s complaint. The threats were sent to him via email.
On Wednesday, DCP central Shweta Chauhan, in a statement said, “BJP MP from East Delhi Constituency &former Cricketer Gautam Gambhir has approached the Delhi Police, alleging he has received death threats from ‘ISIS Kashmir’. The investigation is underway. Security has been beefed up outside Gambhir’s residence.”
Gautam Gambhir was elected as the Lok Sabha MP from east Delhi on a BJP ticket in 2019. He played for India at the international level for 15 years, before announcing his retirement from all forms of cricket in 2018.