Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Ahmedabad Stadium Bomb Threat During U-19 Match Deemed Hoax
A threatening email arrived while India and Australia’s young cricket teams were playing in Ahmedabad.
The email also mentioned a concert planned at the stadium.
Similar messages were sent to a court and several schools and colleges.
Police and security teams checked the places named in the emails.
The cricket match ended before the players were told about the threat.
Both teams left the stadium safely after 1 p.m.
Police later said the stadium threat was a hoax.
The emails also referred to Diljit Dosanjh’s concerts in Ahmedabad and Delhi.
A bomb-threat email reached Narendra Modi Stadium around 11 a.m. Wednesday during an India-Australia U-19 match.
The match ended around 11:15 a.m.; players and support staff were informed later, and both teams left after 1 p.m.
The emails also targeted the Gujarat High Court and schools and colleges across Ahmedabad.
Messages threatened to disrupt Diljit Dosanjh’s November 21 concert and also referenced his November 1 performance in Delhi.
A Cyber Cell team investigated, security teams checked affected locations, and local police said the stadium threat was a hoax.
- Who
- India and Australia U-19 teams; Ahmedabad police and Cyber Cell investigators.
- What
- Bomb-threat emails targeting the stadium and other locations were investigated; police called the stadium threat a hoax.
- When
- Wednesday, around 11 a.m.; the match ended around 11:15 a.m., and the teams left after 1 p.m.
- Where
- Narendra Modi Stadium, Gujarat High Court, and schools and colleges in Ahmedabad; the emails also referenced a Delhi concert.
- Why
- The emails threatened to disrupt Diljit Dosanjh’s concerts; the sender’s motive is not established in the reports.
Threat in the Emails
Authorities’ Assessment
Whether the stadium threat was real
Threat in the Emails
The emails warned of a bomb threat and threatened to disrupt a concert at the stadium.
Authorities’ Assessment
Local police later confirmed that the stadium threat was a hoax.
- Stadium
- Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
- Match
- India U-19 vs Australia U-19
- Threat email time
- Around 11 a.m.; one report gives 11:11 a.m.
- Match conclusion
- Around 11:15 a.m.
- Teams departed
- After 1 p.m., after being informed and following security protocol
- Other locations named
- Gujarat High Court and multiple schools and colleges across Ahmedabad
- Concerts referenced
- Diljit Dosanjh’s November 21 Ahmedabad concert and November 1 Delhi performance
- Police assessment
- The stadium bomb threat was a hoax
