Engineering Student Arrested For Sending Death Threats To Gautam Gambhir

A 21-year-old engineering student Jigneshsinh Parmar, who is from Gujarat, has been identified and questioned reportedly for sending death threat to India men's cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir.

According to reports, Parmar was arrested by Central District Police team on Friday prior to being questioned. His family however says he's ill with mental issues.

Delhi Police reports that the email was from a suspicious gmail account and that they are further investigating.

Speaking in a statement, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) M Harsha Vardhan stated, "Parmar is an engineering student. His family alleges that he is suffering from mental illness. Further investigation is ongoing."

Gambhir, a retired India cricketer and BJP MP, had also received death threats on the same day when terrorist murdered 26 individuals in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam. Two emails were sent to Gambhir on April 22, both reading, "I kill you". 

"We have been informed regarding an alleged threat mail received on an email ID related to Gautam Gambhir. The incident is being probed," Vardhan had stated.

Gautam Gambhir is already a Delhi Police protectee and we do not comment on specific security arrangements," he added.

The Rajinder Nagar police station received a complaint about the death threats through an email. "Dear Sir, Namaskar. As we discussed, please find below the 'Threat Mails' received on the mail ID of Mr Gautam Gambhir (Ex-MP), Head Coach Indian Cricket Team. Kindly register the FIR accordingly and provide safety and security to the family," the complaint stated.

Gambhir was instrumental in both India's two world cup championship winning campaigns in 2007 (World T20) and 2011 (ODI World Cup). He was appointed head coach last year and guided the team to its Champions Trophy victory this year in Dubai.

In 2022, Gambhir had also received an identical death threat after which his security was beefed up.