10 Shiv Sainiks held over BCCI attack

Mumbai, Oct.19 : The Mumbai police on Monday arrested ten Shiv Sena workers, who had stormed into the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) office to protest against Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Shahryar Khan’s visit to the city.

The police registered case against them under Section 141, 143, 149 of IPC and 37(1)/135 of Bombay Police Act.

The meeting, which was cancelled in view of the protest at the BCCI headquarters for the proposed bilateral series, has been rescheduled in New Delhi for Tuesday.

IPL Chairman and senior Board functionary Rajiv Shukla said, the talks have not been called off adding that Manohar and Khan will speak to each other in evening today and tomorrow they are coming to Delhi for another round of talks.

Manohar had invited Mr. Khan for talks on the much-awaited series scheduled in December.

Khan and PCB’s executive committee head Najam Sethi are in the city for the meeting after discussing the planned series with BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur earlier on the sidelines of the ICC meeting in Dubai. (ANI)