A document containing all details of the England cricket team’s security were found to be available on a public computer, the England Cricket Board has claimed, PTI reported.
The report stated that the ECB will take up the matter with the BCCI as well as the local authorities. The team will be in the country for another day with the fifth Test to end on Tuesday.
England are heading home for a Christmas break before returning to play in the six limited overs matches starting January 15.
“We are aware about it and we will be taking up the matter with BCCI as well as local authorities (TNCA),” an ECB source was quoted as saying by PTI.
According to an ESPN Cricinfo report: “The plans, which included the details of which hotel rooms the players were in and how many staff were on guard on each floor, were found by an England supporter saved on the desktop of a publicly accessible computer in the lobby of a different hotel.
“It also contained details about the plain-clothes officers on duty and the location of officers on nearby rooftops overseeing the surrounding area. The document, named ‘Bandobust’, was a Chennai Police Operational Order addressed to the Joint Assistant Commissioners of Chennai Police. It was not password protected.”
According to the website report,”An employee at the hotel, informed about the document, suggested local police regularly took advantage of the computer at the hotel. The supporter immediately alerted the England team who took the issue up with the local authorities.”
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