Security arrangements have been strengthened at the Eden Gardens stadium and across Kolkata ahead of the first Test match between India and South Africa, following the fatal car explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort on Monday.

Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Verma confirmed the high alert status, stating that special and additional measures are currently underway.

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“We are on high alert. Keeping in mind the blast in Delhi, special and additional security arrangements are being made,” a Kolkata Police official said, adding that the Special Task Force (STF) would also be deployed alongside the police.

The first Test of the series is scheduled to begin on Friday.

Police sources at Lalbazar, the city police headquarters, disclosed plans to implement a comprehensive three-tier sec

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