Australian who entered the ground during match wearing pro-Palestine t-shirt arrested

November 19, 2023
Ahmedabad Gujarat Sports World

Ahmedabad: In a major security breach, an Australian citizen rushed to the field during the India-Australia final match of the Cricket World Cup today in Narendra Modi stadium. A man reached Virat Kohli who was batting for India at that time. He touched Virat Kohli with the Palestine flag. The man was wearing a t-shirt with a pro-Palestine slogan seeking Israel to stop bombing.

This was an embarrassing situation for the city police as the union Home minister was himself sitting in the audience. A couple of policemen from the Crime Branch, joined by others took out the man. He was later taken to Chandkheda police station for interrogation where a formal police complaint has been filed against him.

According to a police complaint filed by Chandkheda Police the accused is identified as Ven Johnson from Sidney Australia. At around 3.30 pm, he tried to jump the net. When the staff tried to stop him, he pushed them and jumped the net to enter the ground. He reached the batting pitch of the stadium, from where he was caught and brought outside the ground. When questioned he revealed his name as Wen Johnson from Sydney, Australia, and said his age was 24. When asked why he entered into the ground, he claimed he was a fan of Virat Kohli who was batting at that time on the pitch.

Johnson has been booked under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 332 and 447.

Whoever voluntarily causes hurt to any person being a public servant in the discharge of his duty as such public servant, or with intent to prevent or deter that person or any other public servant from discharging his duty as such public servant, or in consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by that person in the lawful discharge of his duty as such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.

 

Section 447 in The Indian Penal Code
447. Punishment for criminal trespass.—Whoever commits criminal trespass shall be punished with imprisonment of either descrip­tion for a term which may extend to three months, with fine or which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.
Section 332 in The Indian Penal Code
332. Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty.—Whoever voluntarily causes hurt to any person being a public servant in the discharge of his duty as such public serv­ant, or with intent to prevent or deter that person or any other public servant from discharging his duty as such public servant, or in consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by that person in the lawful discharge of his duty as such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment of either descrip­tion for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
DeshGujarat

 

It has been learned that Johnson is a TikToker who gained fame for dancing on the roads in pajamas. In earlier instances, he has been arrested by authorities in several times for entering the field of play and disrupting events. Once, he also dangerously dangled from foot bridge in Brisbane, which landed him in court. DeshGujarat

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