Elaborate traffic arrangement made in view of IPL match in Bengaluru on April 15
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Bengaluru (PTI): In view of the IPL cricket match on April 15 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium here, Bengaluru Traffic Police on Tuesday said that elaborate arrangements have been made to ensure smooth movement of vehicles in the city.
According to the traffic police, Parking will be prohibited on several roads around the stadium, including Queens Road, MG Road, Link Road, Raj Bhavan Road, T Chowdaiah Road, Race Course Road, Central Street and Cubbon Road.
The parking ban will also apply to St Mark's Road, Museum Road, Kasturba Road, Lavelle Road and Vittal Mallya Road. Parking will also be strictly prohibited inside Cubbon Park.
Spectators can park their vehicles at designated locations such as St Joseph's Indian High School Ground, St Joseph's European School Ground, Freedom Park multi-level car parking, Garuda Mall parking, Shivajinagar Bus Stand (first floor), UB City parking and Sree Kanteerava Stadium, the traffic advisory stated.
Entry to the stadium will be allowed through designated gates on Cubbon Road, Link Road and Queens Road, while specific gates have been earmarked for exit. Gate E-10 on Queens Road is reserved for players, support staff, stadium authorities and VIPs, it said.
Pick-up and drop-off points for Ola, Uber and autorickshaws have been arranged at BRV Ground and Manekshaw Parade Ground, the advisory added.
Police urged the public to use BMTC buses and metro services to avoid traffic congestion around the stadium.
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Two incidents of betting over IPL cricket matches in Mysuru: Five men arrested
Mysuru: Police have arrested five people in two separate cases where betting for the IPL cricket matches was going on, and have confiscated various equipment used by the arrested men for the illegal activity.
In the first case, Hebbal Police arrested two men who were reportedly found betting during the IPL cricket matches, and have confiscated one laptop and three mobile phones from the arrested men.
The arrested men are identified as Pradeep (39) and Praful (21) of Naidu Nagar.
The police team is learned to have conducted the operation on the third floor of a hotel within the Hebbal Police Station limits on getting information of betting over the IPL matches going on. The gamblers allegedly were getting citizens to invest money online and betting illegally on IPL matches over mobile phones and laptops in order to illegally earning money from them.
Pradeep and Praful were taken into custody by the police who have filed a case and are investigating it.
The second incident occurred near the Town Hall on Thursday, May 7, when Devaraja Police arrested three men who were gambling.
The police have arrested Kumar (33) of Mandimohalla, PV Vinod (32) of Ilava and Likhith Kumar (27) of Paduvarahalli.
The three men were reportedly carrying out their criminal activity inside a car parked behind the Town Hall on Thursday, in order to earn money from the IPL tournament through a mobile phone. They were also found to have gotten citizens to invest money online and off-line in the cricket matches.
They were found and arrested by policemen who were on beat in the area near the Town Hall. In addition, one car, Rs 15,900 in cash and three mobile phones were seized from them.
A case has been registered by the Devaraja Police officers, who are investigating the case.
