A person was arrested for allegedly promoting tickets for the ICC World Cup 2023 semifinal between India and New Zealand on the black market.
The accused Akash Kothari was picked up from his house in Malad within the northern a part of Mumbai metropolis by a workforce of JJ police station, information company PTI quoted the cops as saying. The much-anticipated knockout sport, a rematch of the 2019 version, is slated to be performed in Mumbai’s Wankhede stadium on Wednesday.
As per Whatsapp messages circulating in numerous teams, the tickets have been being bought within the vary of Rs 27,000 to Rs 2.5 lakh, the official mentioned.
“He was promoting the tickets at 4 to 5 occasions its authentic price. He has been charged for dishonest and different offences beneath sections 420 and 511 of the Indian Penal Code,” the official reportedly advised the information company.
A probe is underway to seek out out from the place he procured these tickets and to see if extra individuals are concerned within the racket.
– With PTI inputs
