A fundamentalist from Bangladesh issued a death threat to Shakib Al Hasan on Sunday (November 15) after accusing the ace all-rounder of blasphemy.
During a Facebook Live, Mohsin Talukder, a resident of Shahpur Talukder Para in Sylhet, claimed that Shakib's behaviour had 'hurt Muslims'.
The young man reportedly threatened Shakib for inaugurating a Kali Puja in Kolkata. He warned to cut Shakib to pieces with a chopper and added that he would walk from Sylhet to Dhaka to kill the former Bangladesh skipper if needed.
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Sylhet Metropolitan Police, B.M. Ashraf Ullah Taher, said, "We just became aware of the matter. The video link has been handed over to the cyber forensic team. Legal action will be taken soon."
Later, the extremist went live on Facebook and apologised for his words. He also advised all the celebrities, including Shakib, to follow the 'right path'.
Ashraf Ullah Taher, an official of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said, "This is a defamation and an attempt to destroy communal harmony." Both the videos have been removed from Facebook.
Shakib Al Hasan came to Kolkata via the Petrapole border last week to inaugurate a Kali Puja in the Beleghata area. He was seen praying in front of the idol.
Shakib was handed a two-year ban, one year suspended, by the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit on October 29 last year, for not reporting approaches from an alleged Indian bookie twice during a tri-series between Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in January 2018 and once during IPL in April 2018.
(With IANS inputs)
