The ATS has arrested a terrorist who had recced Wankhede stadium and Trident hotel”. This line was part of an internal message of the Mumbai police. Predictably, it triggered panic among the cops. Just that, there was no truth in this piece of ‘alert’. It was the outcome of a cut-and-paste job by a staffer who had copied a few lines from an old circular.

With the mega sporting event IPL set to begin from March 26 and Wankhede ground being a major venue, city cops recently went into a tizzy after an intra-department communication said that the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) had nabbed a terrorist who had visited the iconic cricket ground and the plush hotel at Nariman Point. The police were more worried as Brabourne stadium in the vicinity will also hold matches of the Indian Premier League.