NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD/RANCHI, OCT 12
Gujarat police arrested a 16-year-old boy from Mundra in Kutch district for allegedly sending threats against criketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s minor daughter Ziva. The teenager has accepted to the offense, police said.
The authorities picked the boy from Mundra’s Namna Kapaya village in the Kutch region of Gujarat. The teenager is a student of 12th standard and confessed to have issued rape threats to baby Ziva, as per Kutch police. According to reports, he will be handed over to Ranchi police.
Speaking to the media, Kutch (West) superintendent of police Saurabh Singh said, “The class 12 student was detained for questioning in connection with a disgusting threat message that was posted on the Instagram account of Dhoni’s wife Sakshi Dhoni a few days back”.
Ranchi police had shared the information about the boy with the Kutch (West) police on Sunday and asked them to confirm if he was the one who had posted the threat message of rape threats to Ziva, Singh said.
Dhoni is captaining the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) cricket team in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 season.
The disturbing threats for Dhoni’s daughter Ziva came after Dhoni-led CSK failed to chase the target of 168 runs against KKR and lost the match on Tuesday.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav were on the receiving end of social media trolling after CSK failed to chase down the target of 168 set by KKR at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium.
As Dhoni’s team failed to perform, the trolls took to social media to send threats against his 5-year-old daughter Ziva. These were not just any threats; they were threats of rape and physical violence. The threats appeared on Dhoni and his wife Sakshi’s Instagram accounts following Wednesday’s loss.
Prior to arresting the boy, Ranchi police have also beefed up the security at MS Dhoni’s farmhouse in Ranchi
The security at cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s farmhouse has been stepped up after his five-year-old daughter Ziva received rape threats following Chennai Super King’s drubbing in IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Former Indian skipper Dhoni is currently in United Arab Emirates where the Indian Premier League is underway and the CSK team hasn’t been able to perform well in the series. His wife Sakshi and daughter Ziva are at their farmhouse in Ranchi.
The patrolling has been increased around Dhoni’s farmhouse, while cops in civil clothes have also been deployed to keep an eye on any suspicious movement around.
The cyber cell unit of the police is also investigating the case to zero in on individuals who posted deplorable comments on social media.
“Frequency of patrolling near Dhoni’s farmhouse has been increased. We are keeping a close watch on the movement of suspicious elements near the house. In addition to that a squad has also been kept reserve at a certain distance from his farmhouse to deal with any exigency,” Rural SP Naushad Alam was quoted as saying.
After Dhoni fell to Chakravarthy for 11 (12) in the 17th over, CSK still needed 39 off 21. Kedar Jadhav, on the other hand, struggled to middle the ball, scoring an unbeaten yet snail-paced 7 off 12.
The equation came down to CSK needing 26 in their final 6 deliveries. Ravindra Jadeja played a cameo in the match’s final over bowled by Andre Russel but it was too little too late for CSK as KKR emerged winners by a mere 10 runs.
