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Updated October 16th, 2019 at 14:59 IST

IND vs BAN: Indian fans carrying banners stopped from entering Stadium

Indian football fans were banned from taking in certain banners during last night's IND vs BAN match in Kolkata. Here is more information from the incident.

Reported by: Daniel Arambur
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Tuesday night's 1-1 draw against Bangladesh at the Salt Lake Stadium left a sour taste in the mouth of Indian football fans across the country. However, what made things worse was the incident that occurred outside the stadium before the IND vs BAN 2022 FIFA World qualifier match could begin. A certain group of Indian football fans were banned from carrying their banners into the stadium by Kolkata police officials.       

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India had to come from behind to rescue a point and keep their World Cup dream alive as they played out a 1-1 draw at the Salt Lake Stadium on Tuesday. To add to that, the Indian football fan group - Blue Pilgrims - were also subjected to unfair treatment outside the venue. They were not allowed to carry certain banners that were specially made for the IND vs BAN game. However, they still did enough to ensure the men in blue received enough backing throughout the 90 minutes.

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Published October 16th, 2019 at 12:25 IST

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