“Convoy, Special Train…”: How IPL Teams Left Dharamsala Amid Security Concerns

Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals contingents had been on Friday evacuated from Dharamsala and had been escorted to the Jalandhar railway station in batches by way of Hoshiarpur amid tight safety, Kangra’s Superintendent of Police Shalini Agnihotri has revealed. The squads are at present in transit to New Delhi aboard a particular prepare, stated the official. The IPL match between Punjab and Delhi was known as off mid-way on Thursday after Pakistan tried to invade the airspace close to Chandigarh with a drone assault, mandating an Indian retaliation. “On Friday morning, the entire contingents of both teams, including players, coaching staff, and broadcast personnel, were moved in around 40 to 50 small vehicles from Dharamsala to Hoshiarpur, located at the Punjab border,” the official stated.

She stated this convoy was escorted by the Kangra Police and the Punjab Police took over the safety preparations as soon as the automobiles reached Hoshiarpur.

From there, they had been moved to Jalandhar to board the specifically organized prepare.

Speaking on the evacuation course of on Thursday, Agnihotri stated: “The stadium was cleared within 20 minutes. Our first priority was the safety of everyone present. Both teams’ players were immediately called back from the ground and shifted to their respective hotels under tight security.” Earlier within the day, the IPL was suspended due to the army confrontation, which was triggered by the April 22 Pahalgam terror assault through which 26 folks had been gunned down.

The BCCI said that nationwide curiosity trumps different issues at a time when the nation is responding to a terror assault and unwarranted aggression from throughout the border.