21-year-old engineering student held for sending threat mails to Gautam Gambhir
New Delhi, Apr 26 (PTI): The Delhi Police has arrested a 21-year-old engineering student with alleged mental health issues for sending threat mails to the head coach of men's cricket team and former BJP MP Gautam Gambhir, an official said on Saturday.
The accused, identified as Jigneshsinh Parmar from Gujarat, was arrested on Friday.
Police said Parmar sent threat mails to Gambhir on April 22 -- the day terrorists gunned down 26 people in Kashmir's Pahalgam -- from a suspicious Gmail account.
In a statement, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) M Harsha Vardhan said, "Parmar is an engineering student. His family claims that he is suffering from mental health issues. Further investigation is in progress."
The police had earlier stated that they have been informed about an alleged threat mail received on an email ID associated with Gautam Gambhir.
An email complaint was filed with Rajinder Nagar police station along with screenshots of the threat mails.
Gambhir received two threat mails reading "I Kill You" from a sender identifying as "ISIS Kashmir", police sources said.
"Gautam Gambhir is already a Delhi Police protectee. We do not comment on specific security arrangements," the DCP said in the statement.
This is not the first time that Gambhir was threatened. In 2022 he had received similar threats, prompting the authorities to tighten his security measures.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
