Hyd: HCA Member Among Four Arrested for Black Marketing of India-West Indies T20 Tickets
The match is scheduled to begin at 7 pm at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Uppal on Wednesday.
The other accused were identified as Avinnashh Darak and Mohith Somani.
All four were arrested on October 13 and remanded to judicial custody, Inspector of Police B. Sravan Kumar of Goshamahal Police Station said.
Police registered a case under Sections 112(1) and 318(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 21(gg) of the CP Act.
Police seized 11 complimentary cricket match tickets bearing the marking “NOT FOR SALE”, eight Navratri event passes, Rs 5,000 in cash, a two-wheeler and five mobile phones.
According to police, the case came to light on October 12 when Assistant Sub-Inspector V. Janardhan Naik received information about the illegal sale of cricket match tickets near SD Mall in Begum Bazar while on patrol with a constable.
Police reached the spot and apprehended Avinnashh Darak (24), and Mohith Somani(30).
During the enquiry, the two allegedly disclosed that they had obtained the tickets through Akarshit Srivastava and advertised them for sale through WhatsApp status updates and Instagram.
During the investigation, Akarshit allegedly disclosed that his father, Satish Chandra Srivastava, an HCA member at Uppal Cricket Stadium, had provided him with the complimentary tickets.
Akarshit allegedly sold the tickets to Avinnashh, who, with the assistance of his brother-in-law Mohith, advertised them on social media and sold them at inflated prices to interested buyers, police said.
The seized items included a Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, OnePlus 7T, iPhone 13 Pro Max, OnePlus 7 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, besides a blue Suzuki Access scooter bearing registration number TS 11 EH 3234.
Goshamahal Police appealed to the public not to purchase tickets from unauthorised sellers and advised cricket fans to use official ticketing channels.
They also cautioned against online ticket fraud through WhatsApp, Instagram and other social media platforms.
Police urged the public to report suspected black marketing and unauthorised ticket sales to the nearest police station.
The investigation is continuing.
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