India and Pakistan will meet in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on 14 October at the Narendra Modi stadium (also known as the Motera stadium) in Ahmedabad.
India vs Pakistan matches have always seen packed stadiums for the intense action. The Gujarat CM, Bhupendra Patel conducted a meeting with several high ranking police officers to provide additional security for the players.
A few days ago, the Mumbai police received an anonymous email threat from an attack on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the bombing of the Motera stadium during the IND vs PAK game. The unidentified Centre also demanded INR 500 Crores and the release of the gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.
Officer GS Malik on deploying extra forces at the Motera stadium for IND vs PAK
“Along with more than 7,000 police personnel, we will deploy nearly 4,000 home guards to secure the stadium and to maintain law and order in communally sensitive areas of the city during the match. In addition to these personnel, we will deploy three ‘hit teams’ and one anti-drone team of the NSG. Nine teams of our bomb detection and disposal squad will also be utilise,” said G S Malik.
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“Apart from 13 companies of the state reserve police (SRP), we will deploy three companies of Rapid Action Force as part of our security setup. The RAF will keep a watch on communally sensitive areas of the city. To help people in case of a stampede, we have already prepared an evacuation plan and rehearsals are also going on at the stadium,” added Malik.
“We have assessed such threats and made our deployment plan accordingly. Moreover, such an elaborate security arrangement is necessary when more than one lakh spectators are going to come to watch the match. We also took into account the fact that it will be a sensitive match and it can create communal disturbance,” concluded GS Malik.
