Teenager held for issuing threats against M S Dhoni's daughter

    (Eds: Updating with SP's quote on Ranchi Police and
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    Ahmedabad, Oct 11 (PTI) A 16-year-old boy was nabbed
on Sunday from Mundra in Gujarat for allegedly issuing threats
against cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni's minor daughter,
police said.
    "The class 12 student from Namna Kapaya village 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," Kutch (West)
superintendent of police Saurabh Singh told reporters.
    The teenager "confessed" to have posted the
threatening message on the Instagram account after the IPL
2020 match between KKR and CSK cricket teams, police said.
    Ranchi police had shared information regarding the boy
with Kutch (West) police and asked them to confirm if he was
the one who had posted the threat message, Singh said.
    "We detained him for questioning after Ranchi police
informed us that the accused hails from Mundra in Kutch
district.
    "We have confirmed that the boy is the same who had
posted the message. He will be handed over to Ranchi police as
the FIR was lodged in that city," the SP said, adding that a
team of Ranchi Police is likely to reach Kutch tomorrow to
take custody of the teenager.
    Dhoni is captaining the Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
cricket team in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020
season.
    The nature of the threat had caused a huge outrage on
social media, with several cricketers, politicians and
celebrities expressing disgust and demanding action. PTI KA PD
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