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Kolkata Deploys 2,000 Police for Brazil-India Football Clash Security
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News18•03-10-2026, 11:15
Kolkata Deploys 2,000 Police for Brazil-India Football Clash Security
- •Around 2,000 police personnel and 400 civic volunteers deployed at Salt Lake Stadium for the Brazil-India football match.
- •Spectators will undergo three rounds of checking, digital ticket verification, and surveillance by over 300 CCTV cameras.
- •Separate entry channels, barricades, and guardrails installed to manage crowd movement and ensure smooth entry/exit.
- •Fans advised to arrive by 5 pm for security checks; frisking and digital ticket verification are mandatory.
- •Prohibited items include food, water bottles, firecrackers, smoke candles, lighters, cigarettes, alcohol, and narcotic substances.
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Police have deployed around 2,000 personnel and 400 civic volunteers at Salt Lake Stadium, supported by over 300 CCTV cameras. Spectators must go through three rounds of checking, digital ticket verification, and separate entry channels.
Spectators are prohibited from carrying food, water bottles, firecrackers, smoke candles, lighters, cigarettes, other inflammable articles, alcohol, and narcotic substances inside the stadium.
The extensive security measures come months after chaos occurred during Argentine footballer Lionel Messi’s visit to the Salt Lake Stadium in December of the previous year.
