Harry Potter author JK Rowling received a death threat on Twitter after condemning the attack on British writer Salman Rushdie. Salman was stabbed by a 24-year-old New Jersey resident identified as Hadi Matar, during an event in Western New York. He faced Islamist death threats for years after writing The Satanic Verses.

Now J K Rowling who was earlier criticised for her comments on the trans community, reacted to the attack on Salman on Twitter. She wrote, “Horrifying news. Feeling very sick right now. Let him be ok.” To this, a user commented, “Don’t worry you are next.” The author shared a screenshot of the user’s comment and asked Twitter to take action. She tagged the Twitter support team and said, “Any chance of some support?” Later, she confirmed that the police were now investigating the matter.

“To all sending supportive messages: thank you. Police are involved (were already involved on other threats),” JK Rowling updated her fans. She also shared Twitter’s feedback after she reported the comment, which read “no violations of the Twitter rules in the content you reported”. According to Reuters, the Scotland police are currently investigating a report of an “online threat” made to the author JK Rowling.