A canteen worker at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, home of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, was arrested for allegedly peddling black market tickets. The accused, identified as Chandrashekhar, sold as many as 181 tickets at inflated prices, totalling a whopping ₹17.5 Lakh. The tickets were RCB's win over the Lucknow Super Giants on Wednesday.
Tickets sold for ₹15,000 - ₹ 19,000
As per the NDTV report, the tickets were reportedly sold for ₹15,000 to ₹19,000 each. The investigation began after police received information about bulk ticket purchases being resold at higher prices. Chandrasekhar was arrested only after the Bengaluru Central Crime Branch questioned multiple stadium staff.
Major corporates, insiders linked
The NDTV report further claims tickets were originally purchased via the Ticketgenie online platform. Several tickets were purchased under corporate names such as Swastik Heavy Engineering, Industrial Automation Consultant Company and Dharani Computers Company.
Overall, 181 tickets worth ₹17.52 lakh were illegally sold in the black market. A similar pattern was noticed during the high-billed RCB vs CSK game, with 81 tickets worth ₹6.6 lakh were bought and resold at higher prices.
During questioning, Chandrashekhar revealed that the tickets were supplied by KSCA member Ganesh Pareekshit. Pareekshit allegedly instructed him to sell the tickets at higher prices. Ganesh Pareekshit is currently absconding, and police have launched a search operation.
