Protests prompt tighter security for India-Bangladesh second Test in Kanpur

Police are enforcing a “fool-proof” safety map to invent definite the protection of both the Indian and Bangladeshi cricket teams, who are expected to come in Kanpur by Tuesday evening.

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24 September, 2024, 04:30 pm

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Protests suggested tighter safety for India-Bangladesh second Take a look at in Kanpur

Elaborate safety arrangements had been made sooner than the India-Bangladesh second Take a look at, location to take swear at the Global Green Park Stadium in Kanpur from 27 September.

The measures come in gentle of most current unrest, as 20 participants of the Akhilesh Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha were booked on Monday for obstructing the boulevard in front of the stadium to attend a ‘havan’, protesting against what they described as atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh, in step with Extra Commissioner of Police (Law and Elaborate) Harish Chander.

An FIR has been registered against the protesters, including Rakesh Mishra, Vikas Gupta, Prashant Dheer, and others, for various offences equivalent to unlawful assembly and rioting. Consequently, police are enforcing a “fool-proof” safety map to invent definite the protection of both the Indian and Bangladeshi cricket teams, who are expected to come in Kanpur by Tuesday evening.

Chander added that authorities bask in sought an in depth police presence, including senior officials, to attend watch over the match. “We’re confident we can bask in an ample police power in swear to meet the calls for of this high-profile match,” he talked about, noting that central and swear companies, including the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and swear intelligence, had been wanting to bear any most critical threat assessments.

The protection framework entails dividing the Green Park stadium and the crew hotel, Landmark, into sectors, zones, and sub-zones, with supervision assigned to DCP, extra DCP, and ACP substandard officers. DCP (East) Shrawan Kumar Singh has been appointed the nodal officer for the entire operation. Additionally, net site traffic diversions around the stadium had been utilized to facilitate a gentle gallop of safety and to lead clear of any disruptions on match days.

Police bask in taken these precautionary steps to invent definite there are no disturbances in the midst of the second Take a look at, because the protestors’ actions bask in raised issues about public swear. The authorities are coordinating with a few companies to protect willing for any untoward incidents.