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  "id": 489306,
  "title": "Sourav Ganguly, Wife Dona Receive Death Threat Letters; Kolkata Police Launch Probe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/sourav-ganguly-wife-dona-receive-death-threat-letters-kolkata-police",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T17:30:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/sourav-ganguly-wife-dona-receive-death-threat-letters-kolkata-police-launch-probe"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kolkata Police have launched an investigation after receiving a death threat letter addressed to former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly and his wife Dona Ganguly, according to a complaint filed on Monday. The letter, written in English, threatened to \"eliminate\" the cricketer and his family. The complaint was filed by Ganguly's personal assistant, Taniya Bhattacharya, at the Thakurpukur Police Station. The police complaint stated that the Ganguly family had been receiving threatening letters for the past six months, but the latest letter's aggressive language led to the filing of a formal complaint. The state government's security department has also been informed of the matter.",
  "summary": "Kolkata, Aug 10: Former India cricket team captain and ex-BCCI President Sourav Ganguly and his wife, Dona Ganguly, have lodged a complaint with Kolkata Police after receiving a death threat, it was learnt on Monday. According to the police complaint filed by Ganguly’s personal assistant, the letter was opened at the office of the Bengal cricket president on Monday. It was written in English and…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Sourav Ganguly, wife Dona Ganguly receive death threat letters, cops begin probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/sourav-ganguly-wife-dona-ganguly-receive-death-threat-letters-cops-490765",
        "published": "2026-08-10T17:11:09.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Sourav Ganguly, wife Dona receive death threats; Kolkata police begin probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/sourav-ganguly-wife-dona-receive-death-threats-kolkata-police-begin",
        "published": "2026-08-10T17:43:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Sourav Ganguly and wife Dona get death threats, approach police",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/sourav-ganguly-and-wife-dona-get-death-threats-approach-police",
        "published": "2026-08-10T20:05:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Sourav Ganguly, wife Dona receive death threats; Kolkata Police begin probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/sourav-ganguly-wife-dona-receive-death-threats-kolkata-police-begin",
        "published": "2026-08-11T01:22:43.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Sourav Ganguly, wife Dona receive death threats; Kolkata Police begin probe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/sourav-ganguly-wife-dona-receive-death-threats-kolkata-police-begin-541927",
        "published": "2026-08-11T06:52:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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