Countries satisfied with security

Countries participating in the World Cup Hockey tournament here were today impressed with the security arrangements made for the event with Pakistan showering praises saying “very good planning” has been done.

Players and hockey associations had apprehensions about the security for the event after HuJI chief Ilyas Kashmiri issued a threat to foreign players asking them stay away from sporting events in India like the hockey tournament, Commonwealth Games and Indian Premier League (IPL).

Delhi Police Commissioner Y S Dadwal and Special Commissioner Neeraj Kumar made a presentation on the security apparatus before representatives of the 11 foreign countries which were participating in the mega event. “We are satisfied. We had concerns on two or three areas. The Commissioner has assured that they will be addressed. Delhi Police had done very good planning,” Pervez Bhandari from Pakistan told reporters after the presentation.

Rana Mujahid, a member of the Pakistan Hockey Federation, said all the