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"A young man was taken for questioning by police but he
has subsequently been released without charge. Police and
security experts have checked the stadium twice, as well as
the suspicious bag, but nothing of concern has been found. As
a result, the stadium has been given the all-clear for
tonight's matches to proceed," Pujar said in a statement.

Earlier, Bangalore Police Commissioner Shankar Bidari
said they detained the owner of the bag as they were in no
mood to take any chances with international cricketers playing
in the on-going Champions League.

"Though we have not found any explosives in the bag, we
suspect that some residue of the explosive may be in the bag
which may have been used in the past for carrying explosives
or transporting them elsewhere," Bidari told reporters.

"We have seized the bag and detained the owner, Parvez
Rasool, a first year BA student from in Anantnag district of
J&K for questioning," he said.

Bidari said the the state police have already sent a
request to its counterparts in J&K to do a background check on
the player.

In a related development, Jammu and Kashmir Cricket
Association secretary Saleem Khan said nothing has been found
from the player picked up by the police for questioning. MORE
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