Apr 17, 2025 10:16 AM IST
Mullanpur police arrested the Chandigarh youth and stated that the accused failed to point out any proof of being a scholar and as a substitute, labored in a gaggle
Mullanpur police on Tuesday arrested a person for allegedly promoting faux tickets of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight riders held at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Worldwide Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur.
The Chandigarh youth allegedly duped an Ambala Cantt primarily based dentist by promoting faux tickets. (HT Photograph)
The accused was recognized as Sandeep of Sector 25, Chandigarh.
He allegedly duped an Ambala Cantt primarily based dentist Harshdeep Singh.
Singh informed police that he, alongside together with his three mates, Shivam being certainly one of them, reached the stated stadium to look at the match on Tuesday.
Whereas two of his mates had tickets, they went contained in the stadium. After the entire of the gang went inside, each Shivam and Harshdeep Singh have been about to return when the accused noticed them.
“Seeing our disappointment as we could not manage tickets, he approached us and offered us two tickets for which he charged ₹4,000. Sandeep told us that he was a student. When we reached the stadium entrance, we were told that our tickets were fake, following which we informed the police that we purchased the tickets from Sandeep”, the complainant stated whereas speaking to HT.
Performing swiftly, Mullanpur police arrested the accused.
In the meantime an investigator stated that the accused failed to point out any proof of being a scholar and as a substitute, labored in a gaggle.
“We will soon arrest his accomplices after interrogating him. He sold many tickets for the said match and earned around ₹15,000. He got the tickets printed and we will round up the other suspects too”, a police officer aware of the matter stated.
The accused has been booked underneath sections 318(4) (dishonest, particularly specializing in dishonestly inducing somebody to ship property), 338 (forging priceless securities), 336(3) (forgery) and 340 (the usage of cast paperwork or digital data) of BNS at Mullanpur police station.
