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IPL Whenever we talk about the most talked about incidents in history, the Wankhede incident of 2012 involving Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan comes to mind. This matter was in discussion for a long time. At that time Kolkata Knight Riders had won the IPL title for the first time. KKR won the first IPL trophy at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Then the controversy after the match increased so much that later Shahrukh Khan was banned from Wankhede Stadium for 5 years. Now after 14 years, former ACP Iqbal Sheikh has told the entire story of this controversy. At that time Iqbal Sheikh had handled the situation.

What did former ACP Iqbal Shaikh say?

Former ACP Iqbal Sheikh recalled this controversy during a conversation on Subhojit Ghosh’s YouTube channel. He said, “It was a case of misunderstanding between Shahrukh Khan and Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) officials. I was the ACP of the area where Wankhede Stadium falls, so I was present there. When I reached the main gate, an MCA colleague told me that Shahrukh had created a ruckus. By then the match was over, most of the people had left and some floodlights had also been switched off.”

How did the controversy start?

He told, “Shah Rukh Khan and some children with him were playing on one side. A security guard objected and blew the whistle, which angered Shah Rukh Khan. An altercation took place between the two and then MCA officials also intervened. The argument escalated and the atmosphere started deteriorating, that’s when I intervened. I immediately took Shah Rukh out of the stadium to prevent the situation from worsening. I directly told him, ‘Sir, please go out’ otherwise the situation could have escalated unnecessarily.” Were.”

What happened in 2012?

This controversy came to light after an IPL match held at Wankhede Stadium in May 2012. This match was played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians, in which KKR won. After the match, there was a heated argument between Shahrukh Khan and MCA security personnel.

MCA had alleged that the actor tried to forcefully enter the ground and when stopped, misbehaved with the guards. However, Shahrukh Khan had denied these allegations, saying that he reacted only when the security personnel allegedly misbehaved with children, including his own children.

After how many years was the ban lifted?

After this incident, Mumbai Cricket Association had banned Shahrukh Khan for five years from entering Wankhede Stadium and other premises of MCA. However, later this ban was lifted within three years, due to which Shahrukh Khan was allowed to enter the stadium again.