Lagatar24 Desk
Ahmedabad, March 12: The Crime Branch’s Cyber Cell unit of Gujarat Police arrested two persons that are suspected to be backed by Sikh For Justice (SFJ), a pro-Khalistan group from Madhya Pradesh, for issuing threats to disrupt the 4th Test match between India and Australia held at Narendra Modi Stadium in Gujarat.
The suspects were arrested from Satna and Rewa districts respectively.
Chaitanya Mandlik, DCP, Crime Branch, Gujarat Police on Sunday said that the threat was issued using SIM box technology during Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s presence in Ahmedabad on March 9 for the cricket match.
“Cyber Cell has arrested 2 suspects backed by SFJ, a pro-Khalistan group from MP’s Rewa and Satna over threats to disrupt the 4th Test match between India vs Australia. The threat was issued using SIM box technology during PM Modi and the Australian PM’s presence in Ahmedabad. Since then Ahmedabad Crime Branch started tracking the location,” said Mandlik.
Cyber Cell has arrested 2 suspects backed by SFJ, a pro-Khalistan group from MP's Rewa & Satna over threats to disrupt the 4th Test match between India vs Australia. The threat was issued using SIM box technology during PM Modi & Australian PM's presence in Ahmedabad (Mar 9) for… pic.twitter.com/SRxPXhYWxP
— ANI (@ANI) March 12, 2023
DCP Mandlik further said that locations were available from different places in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Punjab.
“Threats were also given by different fake Twitter handles from Pakistan. Finally, illegal exchanges have been caught from Satna and Rewa in Madhya Pradesh,” he added.
Notably, PM Modi and Australian PM Anthony Albanese watched the fourth test match between India and Australia on its first day on March 9.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese took a lap of honour at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad’s Motera on a golf car on Thursday after they arrived to watch the first day of the fourth Test match between Australia and India.
