Gang Held For Selling Match Tickets In Black
The Mumbai-based gang was involved in the sale of match tickets, with prices that were three to four times the original.
Hyderabad | 3rd March 2013
The East Zone team of the Commissioner's Task Force arrested an inter-state gang of eight people, which was allegedly involved in the black-marketing of tickets of the second India-Australia test cricket match being played in Hyderabad.
According to Additional DCP (Task Force) B Limba Reddy, on March 1, the East Zone team apprehended the gang, which was headed Sudheer Kumar Pandy of Mumbai. The gang was involved in the sale of match tickets, with prices that were three to four times the original.
A total of 538 match tickets and net cash of Rs. 7,200 were also seized from their possession.
The arrested accused include Mohammed Farooq, Mohammed Javeed, Akash Rajender Kane, Poolchand Beni Prasad Gupta, Javeed Ahmed, Ashraf Patan and Madan Bhavarlal Vaid, all residents of Mumbai.
The Additional DCP said that Sudheer Kumar Pandy and his associates usually sold movie tickets in the black at Plaza and Chitra Cinema Theatres of Dadar in Mumbai.
In view of the India vs Australia test match (2 - 6 March) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium at Uppal, they came to Hyderabad two days ago, and put up in Sri Ganesh Lodge and Sri Balaji Lodge at Gowliguda, Hyderabad.
They individually purchased a huge quantity of tickets for Rs. 100 and Rs. 300 each, well in advance, in a fraudulent manner, from various e-Seva Centers in Hyderabad.
They were in Hyderabad earlier as well, black-marketing tickets for cricket matches and making huge profits.
The apprehended accused, along with the seized material, were handed over to the Afzalgunj Police Station for further action. (INN)
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