The accused, in his confession, said he did not want the MLA to stand on the same stage as Ganguly as that would have “increased the MLA’s stature” in society. The accused, in his confession, said he did not want the MLA to stand on the same stage as Ganguly as that would have “increased the MLA’s stature” in society. Police on Friday arrested 39-year-old Nirmala Samanta, a newspaper vendor, for sending a letter containing death threats to Sourav Ganguly, president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) and former captain of the Indian cricket team. According to police sources, Ganguly was likely to share the dais with Garbeta district MLA Asish Chakraborty. The accused, in his confession, said he did not want the MLA to stand on the same stage as Ganguly as that would have “increased the MLA’s stature” in society.

Source: Indian Express January 13, 2017 22:00 UTC