Kolkata: Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday said he has received a death threat from an unnamed source.

"Your son is hereby warned not to attend the programme. If he dares to come here, you will not see him again," is what has been written in the letter.

Confirming this, Ganguly said: "Yes I have received the letter on January 7 and I have informed this to the police and the organisers."

Local sources in Midnapore told PTI that one Z Alam wrote the letter addressing to Ganguly's mother Nirupa warning the cricket stalwart against attending the programme where he has been invited as chief guest.

Ganguly has been invited as chief guest in the final of the Inter-College Cricket Tournament jointly organised by Vidyasagar University and the District Sports Association on January 19.

The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president, however, did not rule him out from attending the programme. "Let us see, nothing has been decided yet. You all will come to know if I go there," Ganguly added.

However, West Midnapore district SP Bharati Ghosh, however, said she is unaware of the development.

"We have not been informed about this," she said. The motive behind the letter is unknown.