IPL 2022: no terror threat to IPL said Mumbai police

Mumbai Police issued an immediate statement on Thursday to dismiss the false reports which suggested of alleged recce of Wankhede Stadium and Trident Hotel being conducted by terror groups ahead of IPL 2022. IPL 2022: no terror threat to IPL said Mumbai police.

terror threat to IPL, Mumbai Police DCP Sanjay Latkar, in his statement, clarified that there was ‘no input or information’ on such a matter and urged people to not rely on such news or information. “At present, no input or information has been received from any organization regarding a recce being carried out by any terror group on Hotel Trident, Wankhede Stadium and the route between these two places,” said a notice issued by DCP (Operations) Sanjay Latkar.

Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey said the news is “unfounded”. “News about #terrorthreat on #ipl is unfounded. Please don’t rely on any such news,” he tweeted. Additional Commissioner (South Region) Dilip Sawant said that police personnel and officers have been deployed around the stadiums and special force personnel are also around them. 

“Approxiametely 600 police personnel including 100 officers have been deployed for security to the stadiums and teams. Six SRPF platoons and 100 special force personnel are also included among them,” said a senior police officer adding the deployed staff will be led by Additional Commissioner (South Region) Dilip Sawant.

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Earlier, a news report suggested that, terrorists had done a recce of the Wankhede Stadium, Trident Hotel, and the surrounding road ahead of the lucrative tournament which was found out by the Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad (ATS) during their interrogation.