Umpire Aleem Dar has been withdrawn from the remaining matches in the ongoing India versus South Africa series following an incident in Mumbai on Monday.

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The International Cricket Council said it had taken the decision to withdraw Pakistan-born Dar after a group of "extremists" stormed the Board of Control for Cricket in India office and threatened to prevent him standing in the final two one-day internationals in the five-match series.

An ICC spokesman said: "Under the present circumstances, it will be unreasonable to expect from Aleem that he will be able to perform his duties to the best of his abilities. As such, he has been withdrawn and his replacement will be announced in due course."

South Africa took a 2-1 lead in the ODI series after winning the third match by 18 runs in Rajkot on Sunday.

The fourth match is due to be played in Chennai on Thursday, with the fifth and final game scheduled for Mumbai on Sunday.