Police Jails Gautam Gambhir’s Death Threat Suspect; Interrogation In Progress

The Central District Police has caught the 21-year-old Engineering student who sent death threat messages to the current head coach of the Indian cricket team, Gautam Gambhir.

He received the threat after the former left-handed opening batter took to social media to express his condolences to those who were affected by the Pahalgam terror attack at the start of the week.

Gautam Gambhir shares heartfelt messages

Gambhir fired a warning to the perpetrators of the act and gave a strict message to the responsible people, warning them of the future.

“Praying for the families of the deceased. Those responsible for this will pay. India will strike. #Pahalgam.” He wrote.

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Soon after posting the message on social media, Gautam received the threat email. As per the reports, the former batter received death threats from ‘ISIS Kashmir.’ He received two messages which mentioned ‘IKillU.’

Gautam quickly reacted to the threats and reached out to the Delhi Police. He submitted a request to register an FIR on April 25 (Friday).

“We have been informed about an alleged threat mail received on an email ID associated with Gautam Gambhir. The matter is being investigated.” M Harsha Vardhan, the DCP Central, expressed in a statement.

“Gambhir is already a Delhi Police protected, and we do not comment on specific security arrangements.” The officer added.

With the Indian team not playing any cricket at the moment due to the ongoing 2025 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the head coach is enjoying free time.

Engineering student arrested for sending death threats to Gautam Gambhir

The police took quick action after receiving the complaint from Gautam Gambhir. They have identified the individual, who is a 21-year-old. Jignesh Parmar, who hails from Gujarat, has been caught by the Central District Police Team. The officials interrogated him in detail.

Reports have also claimed that Parmar is an Engineering student whose family has stated that the individual has been suffering from mental health issues. But the police conducted further investigation.

India's former batter will return to the batting coach role from May when they leave for England for the much-awaited five-match Test series to start the fourth season of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27. They will eye to claim the T20 World Cup 2026 at home.

Gautam Gambhir’s coaching record for India

After Rahul Dravid decided to step down from his position after winning the T20 World Cup 2024 in the West Indies and the United States of America. Gautam Gambhir made a fantastic start to his career with a series of victories in both the ODI and T20I formats in Sri Lanka.

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But things went downhill for the veteran in the longest format. India faced their very first Test series defeat at home in nearly 13 years against New Zealand. The whitewash by a 0-3 margin means they desperately needed to win the five-match red-ball series in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25 to qualify for the third successive final of the WTC.

Under Jasprit Bumrah, they won the opening game at the Optus Stadium in Perth but lost the series by a 3-1 margin. That eliminated them from the race for the Test Championship qualification.

India, under Gautam Gambhir, won the three-match ODI series at home against England. They won the Champions Trophy 2025 in February, beating New Zealand in the final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. They will now turn their focus to the longest format of the game.