Overview
- Kolkata Police placed the city on high alert with STF deployments, perimeter controls, and naka checks around Eden Gardens.
- A three-layer ring now covers the outer perimeter, entry gates with metal detectors and scanners, and spectator areas monitored by plainclothes officers.
- Security has been tightened at the team hotels, and both India and South Africa will travel under escort for training and match days.
- Police Commissioner Manoj Verma is conducting on-site reviews and conferring with the Cricket Association of Bengal to finalize protocols before the November 14 opener.
- The precautions follow a vehicle explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort that damaged nearby cars, with casualty counts varying in early reports as investigators examine CCTV and forensic leads.