NEW DELHI: A central security agency has received an email threatening to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi and blow up the Narendra Modi Stadium in Gujarat. The email also demanded Rs 500 crore and the release of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. Following the threat message, the NIA has alerted the Mumbai Police, Gujarat Police, and other investigative agencies in the country.

Following the message, security has been beefed up in the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, where five matches of the Cricket World Cup will be played. An investigation has been launched to find the source of the e-mail message. Mumbai Police received an alert on Thursday morning following the threat message.

'We will blow up Narendra Modi and the Narendra Modi stadium if the government does not give us Rs 500 crore and Lawrence Bishnoi. Everything sells in Hindustan, so we too have to buy something. No matter how much you secure, you won’t be able to remain safe from us. If you wish to talk, do so on this email,' the message read.