Overview
- Police confirmed a high alert in Kolkata, installing a three-layer security ring at Eden Gardens with Special Task Force deployment, naka checks and plainclothes units.
- Commissioner Manoj Verma reviewed arrangements at the stadium and convened meetings with the Cricket Association of Bengal to finalise team movements, crowd control and emergency plans.
- Both India and South Africa have arrived in the city and began training under escort, with hotels and travel routes under enhanced surveillance ahead of the November 14 start.
- Spectator screening will include multiple checks with metal scanners, restrictions on bags and tight monitoring of movement in and around the venue and nearby government precincts.
- Delhi Police say a high‑intensity vehicle blast near the Red Fort around 6:52 pm killed at least eight and injured dozens, with UAPA invoked and extensive CCTV analysis underway, as Eden’s pitch also drew scrutiny with the curator promising a sporting surface that turns later.