Mumbai: Indian authorities are leaving no stones unturned to ensure that the World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka isn’t marred by any security issues. 12,000 security personnel have been deployed to guard against any mishap on Saturday as 33,000 fans are expected to cheer the home team in an effort to help them win the tournament.
Although around 2,000 personnel were assigned to handle security matters at the Wankhede in the group stages, one of the senior officers in Maharashtra Police said that the number had been increased as the law keepers weren’t ready to take any chance.
“We don’t expect such a high security environment like the Indo-Pak match on Tuesday, but that doesn’t give us the liberty to take things lightly. We have beefed up security since March 26, with Maharashtra Police joining hands with the Rapid Action Force, Commandos, State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
“Mumbai has always been a soft target for terrorists and we don’t want to keep anything to chance. Just to make sure that there is no lapse, we have had separate briefing for the senior officers and a different briefing for the sub-ordinates” said an official.
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