Rinku Singh, a middle-order batsman and an excellent outfielder, stunned everyone when he hit five consecutive sixes off Yash Dayal when Kolkata Knight Riders needed 28 runs from five balls against Gujarat Titans in IPL 2023. Since then he became very famous. This time the matter is not about Rinku Singh’s batting but something else. Indian cricketer Rinku Singh has received a ransom threat of ₹5 crore from underworld gang D-Company. This worrying incident highlights the growing security challenges facing high-profile public figures in India
Rinku Singh allegedly received threat from the underworld
According to Mumbai Crime Branch, investigation revealed that the notorious Dawood Ibrahim gang, known as D-Company, sent three ransom demands to Rinku Singh’s campaign team between February and April 2025, demanding ₹5 crore. Police have arrested two suspects linked to the case, Mohammed Dilshad and Mohammed Naveed, who were caught in the West Indies and handed over to Indian authorities on August 1. These accused were earlier arrested for demanding ransom of ₹10 crore from Zeeshan Siddiqui, son of late former MLA Baba Siddiqui. According to TV9 report, during interrogation, one of them admitted to calling Rinku Singh and demanding ransom.
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Rinku, who emerged from humble beginnings in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, has faced challenges off the field despite shining in cricket. With the increasing fame of Singh, who was recently linked to MP Priya Saroj, security concerns have also increased.
The star finisher has played a total of 54 T20I games for India and scored 550 runs for the ‘Men in Blue’. Rinku’s strike rate is 161.77 and average is 42.31. As far as his IPL numbers are concerned, Singh has played 58 matches for Kolkata Knight Riders and scored 1099 runs. Rinku was also a part of KKR’s IPL-winning team in 2024.
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Rinku recently helped Team India win the Asia Cup by scoring the winning runs. The Indian finisher managed to do this incredibly in the final against Pakistan, which was their first game in the tournament. Apart from Rinku’s boundary, it was Tila Verma who was the real batsman who played an unbeaten inning of 69 runs.
The Mumbai Crime Branch has revealed that D Company had demanded a ransom of ₹5 crore from Indian cricketer Rinku Singh, sending him three threatening messages between February and April 2025. Interpol had earlier helped arrest the accused Mohammad Dilshad and Mohammad Naveed… pic.twitter.com/kO3NJbKLDx
— IANS (@ians_india) October 8, 2025