Fort Motera ready for cricket’s biggest battle
Updated On: 19 November, 2023 07:40 AM IST | Mumbai | Ashwin Ferro
“In short, on Sunday, this ground will be like a fort with armed guards ready for cricket’s big war,” added the cop with a smile
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Members of the Rapid Action Force at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Pics/Ashwin Ferro
The joke doing the rounds at the Narendra Modi Stadium on the eve of the World Cup final on Saturday was that there are a lot more policemen at the ground than blades of grass on the pitch for the India v Australia summit clash. Security set-ups are no joking matter though and with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to grace the final, the police presence at the ground is expectedly huge. “I cannot give you security details for obvious reasons [since the PM and Home Minister Amit Shah will be in attendance besides numerous other cabinet ministers], but the police personnel here are 5,000-plus, besides members of the RAF [Rapid Action Force] and armed combat-ready elite commandos, who have been specially stationed given the high VIP movement on the final day. This is besides the PM’s security detail that will involve many more officers too,” one of the senior police officials manning the main gate here told mid-day, wishing not to be named. “In short, on Sunday, this ground will be like a fort with armed guards ready for cricket’s big war,” added the cop with a smile.
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