The Hindu : Tight security for cricket match

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Wednesday, Nov 12, 2003

Southern States

Southern States - Karnataka-Bangalore

Tight security for cricket match

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE Nov. 11. The Bangalore city police have made tight security arrangements for the India-Australia cricket match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Wednesday.

As drinking water and food will be available inside the stadium, spectators will not be allowed to take water bottles or tiffin boxes. Cigarettes, matchboxes, lighters, and other personal belongings will also not be allowed into the stadium. However, mobile phones will be allowed. The Reserve Police will be deployed as a precautionary measure, the City Police Commissioner, S. Mariswamy, told presspersons here on Tuesday.

Gates to open early

The stadium gates would be opened at 9 a.m., he said The entry time had been advanced since every ticket would be screened. The screening process had been made stricter in the wake of reports that fake tickets were in circulation. The stadium has a capacity of 40,000.

To a question on activities of anti-social elements, he warned that habitual offenders would be proceeded against under the Goonda Act. The rowdy-list would have to be periodically updated, he added.

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