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Tight security for IPL semi-final India steps up tax probe into IPL
(about 7 hours later)
Security is tight at the Mumbai (Bombay) stadium where the semi-finals of the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament are being held. Indian tax officials have widened their investigation into alleged corruption in the lucrative Indian Premier League.
The matches were moved to Mumbai after two small bombs went off at the weekend at the original venue in Bangalore. Tax officers raided at least four teams in the cricket tournament hours before the first semi-final began.
Police say at least 3,000 security personnel will ring the Mumbai stadium and every spectator will be checked. The offices of three companies with the rights to broadcast the hugely popular league's matches were also searched.
Tax officials have meanwhile searched the offices of three firms which have rights to broadcast the tournament. Security was tight around the stadium in Mumbai (Bombay) which is hosting the semi-finals after they were moved following weekend blasts in Bangalore.
The raids in Mumbai and Calcutta are part of a continuing investigation into the financing of the lucrative league after recent allegations of corruption and financial bungling. Mumbai Indians, led by Sachin Tendulkar, were due to take on Royal Challengers Bangalore, captained by Anil Kumble, in Wednesday's match.
On Sunday, Shashi Tharoor resigned as junior foreign minister following a public spat with Lalit Modi, the head of the IPL, over ownership of the new team from Kochi. Resignation
It was alleged that a woman friend of Mr Tharoor's had received a free stake in the team. Mr Tharoor denies any wrongdoing. The Indian Premier League (IPL) features some of the world's top cricketers.
The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in Delhi says that action off the cricket field - the swirling allegations of sleaze, illegal betting and money laundering - has transfixed Indians. The IPL is the world's richest cricket tournament
Our correspondent says that Mr Tharoor's resignation has led to a top-to-bottom scrutiny of the cash-rich IPL tournament with suggestions that more heads could roll. But correspondents say action off the field and the swirling allegations of sleaze, illegal betting and money laundering have been gripping the nation in recent days.
On Wednesday, tax officials searched the offices of IPL franchisees Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings, Deccan Chargers in Delhi and Kings XI in Chandigarh.
Earlier in the week officials visited the headquarters of the IPL in Mumbai.
The allegations were sparked off by a row between the IPL commissioner, Lalit Modi, and a government minister, Shashi Tharoor, over the ownership of a new IPL franchise.
Mr Tharoor was forced to resign after Mr Modi revealed that a close female friend of the minister was one of the stakeholders of the new team.
The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in Delhi says this has led to top-to-bottom scrutiny of the cash-rich tournament with suggestions that more heads could roll.
Media reports suggest there are plans to force Lalit Modi from office.Media reports suggest there are plans to force Lalit Modi from office.
'All precautions''All precautions'
Special security arrangements have been put in place for the first of the semi-finals on Wednesday, Mumbai police chief AN Roy told the BBC. Police said at least 3,000 security personnel would ring the DY Patil stadium in Mumbai and every spectator would be checked.
"We have taken all precautions and every single spectator will be frisked before entering the stadium." "We have taken all precautions and every single spectator will be frisked before entering the stadium," Mumbai police chief AN Roy told the BBC.
The IPL is the world's richest cricket tournament Police say they are not leaving anything to chance
More than 2,000 policemen and armed commandos and 1,000 private security guards have been deployed to secure the ground.
At least 60 metal detectors have been installed and closed-circuit cameras will keep an eye on every corner of the stadium, police say.At least 60 metal detectors have been installed and closed-circuit cameras will keep an eye on every corner of the stadium, police say.
DY Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai is one of the finest in the country, with a seating capacity of 55,000.
The stadium, inaugurated in 2008, hosted the IPL final that year.
The stadium will host semi-final matches on Wednesday and Thursday, before the third place play-off on Saturday and the final on Sunday.The stadium will host semi-final matches on Wednesday and Thursday, before the third place play-off on Saturday and the final on Sunday.
The venue was switched after two small bombs went off outside Bangalore's Chinnaswamy Stadium before last Saturday's IPL game between Bangalore Royal Challengers and Mumbai Indians.The venue was switched after two small bombs went off outside Bangalore's Chinnaswamy Stadium before last Saturday's IPL game between Bangalore Royal Challengers and Mumbai Indians.
A third device was defused on Sunday.A third device was defused on Sunday.
All three devices were hidden in the stadium's perimeter wall and the two explosions injured 15 people.All three devices were hidden in the stadium's perimeter wall and the two explosions injured 15 people.
The IPL has become a multi-billion dollar industry, which attracts some of India's wealthiest businessmen and women.The IPL has become a multi-billion dollar industry, which attracts some of India's wealthiest businessmen and women.
On Tuesday, Mr Tharoor told India's parliament that he had done nothing "improper or unethical" and that he resigned because he did not want to be "an embarrassment" to the government.