Nagpur police officers, however, refused to comment on the matter. When pressed for a reply, a police officer said mild chaos was bound to happen when such a huge number of people jostle for tickets.
Police had Feb 24 lathi charged thousands of fans at Bangalore's Chinnaswamy Stadium when they had gone berserk after being told that all the 7,000 tickets for the public at the 40,000 capacity stadium for the match had been sold out. The remaining tickets were distributed as complimentaries.
Published 08 March 2011, 07:03 IST