Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Sourav Ganguly, wife Dona receive death threats; police probe launched
Sourav Ganguly is a famous Indian cricketer who used to captain the Indian team.
He and his wife, Dona Ganguly, started receiving scary letters.
At first, the letters said unkind things about Ganguly.
Then the letters became worse and threatened to hurt or kill him, his wife, and his staff.
On Monday, two more letters arrived at Ganguly's office, so the family asked the police for help.
A complaint was filed at Thakurpukur Police Station in Kolkata.
Police are now investigating who sent the letters.
They are checking a courier service and a phone number that might be linked to the sender.
A man named Arun Kumar from Belgharia is being looked into, but police are not sure if it is really him.
Ganguly already has round-the-clock police security and the state government has been alerted.
No arrest has been made yet.
Former India captain and ex-BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and his wife Dona Ganguly received letters containing death threats.
Two threatening letters arrived at Ganguly's office on Monday, prompting a police complaint at Thakurpukur Police Station in Kolkata.
The letters escalated from hate remarks to explicit threats to kill Ganguly, his wife, and people working with him.
Threatening letters had reportedly been arriving for around six months, though the family cited the last couple of months.
Police are investigating a courier trail and a traced mobile number; a man named Arun Kumar of Belgharia is being probed as a possible sender.
- Who
- Sourav Ganguly, former India cricket captain and ex-BCCI president and current Cricket Association of Bengal president, and his wife Dona Ganguly.
- What
- Received threatening letters containing explicit death threats, leading to a police complaint and investigation.
- When
- The complaint was lodged on Monday (Aug 10); letters had reportedly been arriving for around six months, with the family citing the last couple of months.
- Where
- Kolkata, India — letters arrived at Ganguly's office, and the complaint was filed at Thakurpukur Police Station in south Kolkata.
- Why
- The letters escalated from hate remarks to explicit threats against the lives of Ganguly, Dona, and his staff, prompting formal police intervention.
- Complainants
- Sourav Ganguly and Dona Ganguly
- Police station
- Thakurpukur Police Station, Kolkata
- Letters received on Monday
- Two
- Threat targets
- Sourav Ganguly, Dona Ganguly, and staff working with them
- Reporting timeline
- Around six months (one account says 'last couple of months')
- Possible sender
- Arun Kumar (Belgharia resident), identity under verification
- Investigation details
- Courier trail examined; mobile number traced; no arrest yet
- Security cover
- Y category, round-the-clock, provided by the West Bengal government
- Ganguly's current role
- President of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB)
