Indian police arrested a man for allegedly threatening to blow up Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium where Pakistan and India are set to lock horns in the most-anticipated match of the ICC World Cup 2023 on October 14.
Karan Mavi, 29, a resident of Gujarat, allegedly sent an email containing the threat to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on 9 October, police said.
Police said Mavi’s email in Hindi to the Indian cricket board read: “This time there will be a blast at the Modi stadium in Gujarat. Be cautious on 14.10.2023; do remember that everyone’s soul will be shaken.”
The Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) arrested Mavi on Tuesday (October 10) on charges of criminal intimidation, reported the Indian Express.
J H Sindhav, the investigating officer in the case, told the newspaper: “We have done a technical analysis of Mavi’s mobile and his past behaviour and so far, no serious criminal links or objectionable material has been found.”
He further added that Mr. Mavi is a cricket fanatic and tried to start his YouTube channel but he grew frustrated with time as he couldn’t gain subscribers and this [email] stuff was nothing more than a popularity stunt.
It must be noted that the arch-rivals have crossed paths seven times in the ICC World Cup and the Green Shirts' record isn't something they would like to talk about as they have lost seven out of seven matches against the Blues.
However, after recording wins against the Netherlands and Sri Lanka in the ongoing World Cup, Babar Azam and his men will be doing everything to end their losing streak against the arch-rivals in the mega event.
Squads
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, M Wasim Jnr, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha.
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav
