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The ticket holders turning up for the Durand Cup semifinal between Mohun Bagan Tremendous Big and Bengaluru FC right here on Tuesday is not going to be allowed to enter the stadium with tifo, drums, smoke candles or different inflammable supplies, the Kolkata Police stated on Monday. The discover was issued as a result of safety points within the wake of RG Kar Medical School protests. “…That is to request you to convey via your authority to the contesting groups i.e. the Mohun Bagan Tremendous Giants and the Bengaluru FC that no Tifo or drums, smoke candles or different inflammable supplies will probably be allowed contained in the stadium throughout the stated match,” the authorities stated within the discover signed by the joint commissioner of police, Bidhannagar.
“It’s requested that the above could clearly be communicated to each the groups and their followers in order that the spectators who could be arriving to look at the scheduled match on the twenty seventh August on the VYBK, Salt Lake are conscious of the identical and they’ll cooperate with the safety companies on this regard.” “We anticipate a optimistic cooperation out of your aspect and in addition from the top of the involved groups (MBSG and Bengaluru FC) on this regard, within the curiosity of making certain a easy and pleasant semifinal match on the twenty seventh August,” they stated within the discover.
Amid the protests in Kolkata over the rape and homicide of a postgraduate trainee physician at RG Kar Medical School, town police and the match organisers had earlier cancelled the derby between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, saying that offering further safety for the conflict could be an enormous problem.
In a uncommon present of camaraderie, supporters of arch-rivals East Bengal and Mohun Bagan then gathered close to the Salt Lake Stadium, the venue of the cancelled Kolkata Derby, to protest the alleged rape and homicide of the physician.
As Asia’s oldest soccer match enters the ultimate phases of the competitors, Bengaluru FC have their activity reduce out towards the defending champions. Mogan Bagan haven’t solely scored 10 targets but additionally stoutly defended their citadel, conceding simply three targets.
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