India pacer Mohammed Shami obtained a demise menace through e-mail on Sunday, and an FIR has been registered by the Cyber Crime Police Station of Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha district. The FIR, which is with IANS, was lodged on Monday on the orders of the Superintendent of Police (SP) and said that the report was registered on behalf of Shami by his brother Haseeb and named Rajput Sindar because the sender of the menace e-mail.

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In response to the FIR, the sender additionally demanded the ransom of Rs one crore from the cricketer who’s busy taking part in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 with Sunrisers Hyderabad.

The FIR has been registered beneath the next sections: Indian Penal Code (BNS), 2023 Part 308(4), Info Expertise (Modification) Act, 2008 Part 66d and Info Expertise (Modification) Act, 2008 Part 66e and the police is investigating the matter.

In 9 matches for SRH in IPL 2025 up to now, Shami has solely bagged six wickets at a median of 56.17. He was spectacular in India’s title-winning Champions Trophy marketing campaign, the place he scalped 9 wickets in 5 matches, together with a five-fer in opposition to Bangladesh of their opening encounter in Dubai.

Earlier, the Indian workforce head coach, Gautam Gambhir, additionally obtained a demise menace through e-mail final month.

“We’ve been knowledgeable about an alleged menace mail obtained on an e-mail ID related to Gautam Gambhir. The matter is being investigated. Gautam Gambhir is already beneath Delhi Police safety, and we don’t touch upon particular safety preparations,” mentioned DCP (Central) V. Harsha Vardhan.

A criticism with the Delhi Police was filed after Gambhir obtained demise threats within the aftermath of a lethal terror assault in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam that claimed a minimum of 26 lives and left a number of injured.

“As we spoke, please discover beneath the “Menace Mails” obtained on the mail ID of Mr Gautam Gambhir (Ex-MP), Head Coach, Indian Cricket Staff. Kindly register the F.l.R accordingly and make sure the security and safety of the household,” PS to Gambhir wrote in a mail to Rajender Nagar SHO and DCP, Central.

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