Mangaluru : Kambala Jockey Srinivas Gowda of Ashwathapura in Moodbidri has received a threat call. It is learnt a person had called Gowda’s mobile number and issued the threat and even abused him.

An audio clip of this threat call is viral on social media.

Srinivas Gowda who had recently shot to fame with his tremendous running speed while participating in Kambala and was nicknamed as the Usain Bolt of Kambla,

The caller introduced himself as Prashanth Bangera of Sri Rama Sene and asked Gowda to come to his real estate office in Carstreet where he said he will explain the history of Kambla. To this Srinivas Gowda has said “I will not come, you come to Ontikatte,” The caller then reacted saying “I will come, but while coming you should come with a shield to your back and also bring your supporters.” This conversation is now viral in social media and Gowda has lodged a police complaint.