New Delhi: The Punjab Police is on high alert ahead of the Qualifier 1 and Eliminator of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, scheduled to be held in Mullanpur (New Chandigarh). Ahead of the play-offs, which kick off with Qualifier 1 between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Punjab Kings (PBKS), the security in and around Mullanpur has been tightened in the aftermath of the recent conflict between India and Pakistan following the horrific Pahalgam attack, the Punjab Police said on Wednesday.
The IPL schedule was changed after the cash-rich tournament was suspended for a week following the intense three-day military conflict between India and Pakistan.
The revised schedule gave Mullanpur the hosting rights for Qualifier 1 on Thursday, May 28, and the eliminator on Friday, May 29. The Qualifier 2 and the final are scheduled in Ahmedabad on June 1 and 3.
Security tightened for IPL 2025 playoffs
Arpit Shukla, Special DGP (Law and Order), Punjab, provided the update on the security details.
“There are two very important matches at Mullanpur stadium tomorrow and day after tomorrow. There is a qualifier and an eliminator. People are coming from all corners of India. There is a lot of enthusiasm among the people,” Arpit Shukla said.
“We have arranged for extensive security around the stadium and its periphery. Today, there is a review of it. Our police force is deployed around 65 Gazetted officers and more than 2,500 is deployed.
“We will ensure that those who are coming do not face any kind of trouble. On the other hand, the security measures will be very strict. Yesterday, we had a rehearsal of the mock drill. Today also the police force is rehearsing the mock drill,” he added.
According to various media reports, India will conduct fresh civil defence mock drills in several states on Thursday to strengthen emergency preparedness in the wake of the conflict with Pakistan earlier this month.
The mock-drill exercise will take place in Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Jammu and Kashmir.
After Qualifier 1 between RCB and PBKS, Gujarat Titans (GT) and Mumbai Indians (MI) will lock horns in the Eliminator on Friday. The winner of the RCB vs PBKS clash will qualify for the final while the loser will get another shot at entering the final with a Qualifer 2 clash against the winner of Eliminator between GT and MI.
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