W ith the much-awaited India vs South Africa T20 International scheduled for December 9 at the iconic Barabati Stadium, the Odisha Police has rolled out one of its largest security deployments ever for a sporting event in the state.

Commissionerate Police has mobilised more than 3,000 personnel, including 9 Additional SPs, 40 DSPs, 65 Inspectors, 325 Sub-Inspectors, 208 APR constables, 73 women constables, one unit of ODRAF, two units of Special Tactical Unit (STU), and 70 platoons of force. The entire stadium, surrounding areas, team hotels, airport-to-stadium routes, and practice venues will remain under multi-layered security cover.

Both teams will arrive in Bhubaneswar on December 7 and travel to Cuttack the next day for net practice. State DGP Yogesh Bahadur Khurania has issued str

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