Mohali IPL mess reaches a new low
Mohali: With the Punjab police demanding that nearly Rs.18 million be deposited with it for pending dues of security cover provided for cricket matches at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium here, ties between the security force and the district administration on one side and the PCA and Indian Premier League (IPL) Mohali franchise on the other have hit a new low.
A terse communication from the Mohali district police chief R.S. Khatra to the deputy commissioner on Sunday has demanded that the security dues be realised from PCA before the next IPL match to be played here on Tuesday failing which no security will be provided for the last IPL match to be played here.
The Mohali police has been stationing between 500 to 1,000 security personnel at IPL matches here. Seven matches were to be played here this IPL season and only one remains to be played, the one on Tuesday. The crucial tie is between the home team and IPL's top team Rajasthan Royals.
The war of words and letter between the police and the IPL franchise, Kings XI Punjab - jointly owned by Bollywood actress Preity Zinta and her industrialist beau Ness Wadia and two other businessmen - have hit a new low with Khatra moving an official communication complaining to the district and state top brass of the 'misbeaviour' and 'insult' heaped on him by Wadia.