Intense security arrangements to be in place: Ahmedabad Police on India-Pak WC match
For the opening match of the ICC Cricket World Cup on October 5, around 3,500 police personnel were deployed at the stadium in Motera and other parts of Ahmedabad amid a threat issued by Khalistani separatists.
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India Pakistan match will be played at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi stadium on October 14. (Express File Photo) Amid reports of an email threatening attack on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the police on Saturday said that extra security cover will be in place at the ground for next week’s India-Pakistan World Cup contest and that there is no reason to fear.
Additional Commissioner of Police Chirag Koradia said that extra security arrangements have been made for the match on October 14. The face-off on the cricket field is expected to draw a huge crowd. He said there is no reason for the public to fear because of the email, in which an unidentified sender reportedly threatened to harm the PM and blow up the stadium. “Compared to other matches, intense security arrangements have been made for the match,” said Koradia.
“There is no reason to fear… Whatever mail or threat, Ahmedabad Police is competent, and adequate preparation has been made,” he added.
Koradia said the police will put in place security arrangements from October 11. “There will be bandobast at the stadium gates, checkings will be carried out on vehicles, hotels and guest houses, and we will keep a watch on certain elements,” he added.
As per reports, the Mumbai Police had received an email, in which an unidentified sender had threatened to harm the PM and blow up the stadium in Ahmedabad. The sender also demanded Rs 500 crore and the release of notorious gangster Lawrence Bishnoi from jail.
For the opening match of the ICC Cricket World Cup on October 5, around 3,500 police personnel were deployed at the stadium in Motera and other parts of Ahmedabad amid a threat issued by Khalistani separatists. Ahead of the match, the Gujarat Police had booked Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, the chief of the banned outfit Sikhs for Justice, for threatening to turn the World Cup into “world terror cup”.
The Ahmedabad police cyber crime said that people from across the country had received Pannu’s threat via a pre-recorded voice message sent from a foreign number. Pannu was booked on charges of conspiracy and spreading hatred under the Indian Penal Code, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Information Technology Act.
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