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Canada-America Kabaddi Cup concludes
Tight security at tournament; Captivating show by Gurdas Mann
Ludhiana, December 21
Security matters prevailed over enthusiasm for kabbadi as was evident from the mood at the Canada-America Kabaddi Cup, which concluded with a magnetic performance of Gurdas Mann at Guru Nanak Stadium here today.
The city police deployed 300 police personnel to man the stadium despite equal number of private security guards at the venue.
Sources in the police revealed that SSP R.K. Jaiswal raised strong objection to the organisation of such a mega event in the prevailing situation, but the kabaddi cup organisers managed to “manipulate a permission”.
Police sources also revealed that intelligence also expressed fear about security at the event venue. With kabaddi enthusiasts pouring in from all sides of the state, particularly from Malwa, it made the job of the security men a lot tougher.
From metal detectors to dog squad, the city police almost pumped the entire infrastructure to ensure a smooth event.
Punjabi folk singer Gurdas Mann emerged as a major crowd puller and even left the cricketers behind as far as the fan following is concerned.
The stadium was packed to capacity and the number was almost 10 times compared to the crowd in Mohali for the second cricket Test match between India and England.
According to kabaddi cup officials, more than 60,000 people gathered to watch the kabaddi final and live concert of Gurdas Mann. Despite all effort, boozers managed to sneak in Patiala pegs, which resulted in ruckus and mild cane charge by the police.
But the whole event caused a great deal of damage to the ground, side railing was also broken in various parts of the stadium.
Yesterday, a motorcyclist entered the stadium and took two rounds on the costly synthetic track, leaving the athletes and coaches fuming. Today a large number of sportsmen observed complete boycott of the event.
Tight security at tournament; Captivating show by Gurdas Mann
Ludhiana, December 21
Security matters prevailed over enthusiasm for kabbadi as was evident from the mood at the Canada-America Kabaddi Cup, which concluded with a magnetic performance of Gurdas Mann at Guru Nanak Stadium here today.
The city police deployed 300 police personnel to man the stadium despite equal number of private security guards at the venue.
Sources in the police revealed that SSP R.K. Jaiswal raised strong objection to the organisation of such a mega event in the prevailing situation, but the kabaddi cup organisers managed to “manipulate a permission”.
Police sources also revealed that intelligence also expressed fear about security at the event venue. With kabaddi enthusiasts pouring in from all sides of the state, particularly from Malwa, it made the job of the security men a lot tougher.
From metal detectors to dog squad, the city police almost pumped the entire infrastructure to ensure a smooth event.
Punjabi folk singer Gurdas Mann emerged as a major crowd puller and even left the cricketers behind as far as the fan following is concerned.
The stadium was packed to capacity and the number was almost 10 times compared to the crowd in Mohali for the second cricket Test match between India and England.
According to kabaddi cup officials, more than 60,000 people gathered to watch the kabaddi final and live concert of Gurdas Mann. Despite all effort, boozers managed to sneak in Patiala pegs, which resulted in ruckus and mild cane charge by the police.
But the whole event caused a great deal of damage to the ground, side railing was also broken in various parts of the stadium.
Yesterday, a motorcyclist entered the stadium and took two rounds on the costly synthetic track, leaving the athletes and coaches fuming. Today a large number of sportsmen observed complete boycott of the event.
