New details have emerged about the man arrested for entering the field during the India vs Australia ICC World Cup match, who was later brought to the Ahmedabad Crime Branch. He was seen at the time jumping the fence to rush to Virat Kohli, who was batting at the time on field against Australia.
The man who entered the field during the India vs Australia Final match created sensation especially because he was also seen wearing a Tshirt with Palestine written on it. At the time he was nabbed, the man was brought to the Chandkheda Police Station in Ahmedabad.
Speaking to the media, the JCP Crime Neeraj Kumar Badgujar said, “During the match, a person entered the stadium… It was found that his name is Van Johnson and he is a citizen of Australia. His mother is Indonesian and father is Chinese… Whatever he earns, he uses it to go to various matches and trespasses matches… In 2020, he entered the rugby match, he was fined more than USD 200 and then he was let off… In 2023 also he entered a women’s match, and then he was fined USD 500 dollars… He entered the match yesterday to become famous… He entered the stadium through gate number 1 wearing a blue t shirt supporting the Indian team… then he just jumped above the 6.5-foot-high fencing covered with barbed wire. His hands were also injured… An FIR was registered… Now the investigation has been transferred to the crime branch… We got the remand for 1 day.”