Police heads of various units across Gujarat have been instructed to be on “alert mode” and keep a close watch on anti-social elements as well as sensitive areas to avoid any untoward incident during and after the India-Pakistan World Cup cricket match to be played on Saturday in Ahmedabad, state DGP Vikas Sahay said.
More than 6,000 personnel of the Gujarat police force along with those of the National Security Guard (NSG), Rapid Action Force (RAF) and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), among others, will be deployed in Ahmedabad city and at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera area during the match, he told reporters here on Friday.
According to him, the overall security set-up is divided into five key pillars – security for stadium and spectators, traffic and parking arrangement, security for the cricket teams, close watch on anti-social elements and making sure that no untoward incident takes place in the entire state.