11 October,2023 04:21 PM IST | Ahmedabad | mid-day online correspondent
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A history sheeter was arrested by the Ahmedabad crime branch for allegedly sending a threat email regarding a blast at Narendra Modi Stadium on October 14. The massive stadium in Ahmedabad is one of the venues of the ongoing World Cup; it is scheduled to host the cricket match between India and Pakistan on Saturday. According to a report in PTI, the accused Karan Mavi, was arrested from Rajkot.
Reportedly, in a mail addressed to BCCI in Hindi, he stated that there would be an explosion in Narendra Modi Stadium which is located in Motera area on October 14 which would make everyone "shudder".
The accused, who is a native of Dhar in Madhya Pradesh, was arrested under Sections 505 (1) B (public mischief by an act intended to cause fear or alarm among the public), and 506 (2) which is related to criminal intimidation of the Indian Penal Code.
Mavi was previously arrested in a 2018-rape case on charges of human trafficking and criminal intimidation. The case was registered at Dhamnod police station in Dhar, stated the crime branch in their press statement.
The PTI report citing the statement said the crime branch is also keeping a close eye on social media platforms amid emails and posts by anonymous persons threatening of blasts at the stadium or protests.
The Gujarat Police previously registered an FIR against the chief of the banned outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, for threatening to turn the Cricket World Cup into a "world terror cup". The cybercrime branch of Ahmedabad police had said that people across the country received the SFJ chief's pre-recorded voice threat message from a foreign number.
The city police said that security has been beefed up for the India-Pakistan match as the face-off between age-old rivals on the cricket field is expected to draw a huge crowd. Over 11,000 personnel of law enforcement agencies including Gujarat Police, NSG, RAF and others will be deployed in Ahmedabad and at the stadium on Saturday, stated the report.
Reportedly, the stadium has hosted the opening match of the World Cup between England and New Zealand and other matches that will be played there are England vs Australia and South Africa vs Afghanistan before the final match on November 19.
