Man held for ticket black marketing of India vs New Zealand World Cup semifinal

Mumbai: Akash Kothari, 30, was detained in Mumbai on suspicion of selling tickets for the much awaited World Cup cricket match between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium using fraudulent means. Mumbai Police confirmed that Kothari had been taken into custody from his Malad home, acting on information provided by a team at JJ Police Station.It was reported that tickets were being sold illegally for up to Rs 50,000, much more than their original value, through WhatsApp messages that were shared among different groups.He was marking up the tickets four or five times over when he resold them, an official confirmed while adding that charges under sections 420 and 511 of the Indian Penal Code have been brought against him for cheating.“A case under sections 420 and 511 of IPC against an accused named Akash Mahesh Kothari in relation to black marketing of the world cup semi final tickets for the match between India &amp; New Zealand has been registered. The normal tickets which had the price of around Rs. 2500 to 4000 were being sold at Rs. 25,000 to 50,000, the information was received by our team which had worked out details. The concerned accused were contacted. Accordingly, action has been taken and further investigation of this case is underway,” DCP Zone 1 Pravin Mundhe said. The police have launched an investigation to find out where the tickets were obtained and whether there are any other people who might be involved in this illegal ticket scheme.

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Man held for ticket black marketing of India vs New Zealand World Cup semifinal

Mumbai Police confirmed that Kothari had been taken into custody from his Malad home, acting on information provided by a team at JJ Police Station.

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