New Delhi, May 27:

Indian police are investigating a letter written by Maoist rebels threatening to kill cricketers Rahul Dravid and Mahendra Dhoni, a newspaper reported.

In the letter, the left-wing rebels from Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh also decided to kill cricket officials Sharad Pawar, Niranjan Shah and Rajiv Shukla, said the Hindustan Times. “All five are promoting cricket and also leading a luxurious life at the expense of the hard-earned money of the common man,” the newspaper quoted the letter as saying. Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda said the letter was being taken seriously.

The paper said the handwritten letter, suspected to be an internal communication, was found during a raid on a rebel hideout in Dantewada region in Chhattisgarh on Friday.