India vs Pakistan World Cup Match To Be Shifted From Ahmedabad? Mumbai Police Receive Deadly Threat To Blow Up Narendra Modi Stadium

The Mumbai Police, on Thursday (October 5), received a terror mail that contained threats for the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad during the ongoing World Cup 2023. The officials received the letter on the day the highly-anticipated got underway in Ahmedabad.

Defending champions England took on New Zealand in the tournament opener in Ahmedabad. The sender threatened to blow up Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as the stadium in Ahmedabad named after him. Ahmedabad is scheduled to host five games in the ICC World Cup 2023 including the final on November 19. The mega clash between India and Pakistan is also scheduled to be played at the same venue on October 14.

The sender threatened to take extreme steps if the Indian government failed to pay ₹500 crore and release gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. The notorious gangster is currently in jail in Delhi. The email further claimed that people were already deployed to carry out the terror attack.

“We will blow up Narendra Modi and the Narendra Modi stadium as well if the government fails to pay us ₹ 500 crore and release Lawrence Bishnoi. Everything sells in Hindustan, so we too have bought something. No matter how much you secure, you won’t be able to remain safe from us. If you wish to talk, do so on this email,” read the email sent to the NIA.

Police on threat letter against ICC World Cup 2023:

The Mumbai police have revealed that the email originated in Europe and was initially sent to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The NIA then made the Mumbai Police aware of the threat.

“We have received the email from the NIA, which has alerted all concerned agencies in other places as well. We also got the email ID from which the NIA got the email and are trying to trace that as well and prima facie it seems that the mail has come from Europe,” a police officer was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times.

The officer also stated that the threat letter appeared to be a hoax or mischief played by someone sitting in a foreign country. The security agencies, however, are not taking any risk and have started the investigation. They have launched a manhunt for the sender and are ready to increase the security of all the matches during the ICC World Cup 2023.