Mumbai: A man was taken into custody for allegedly selling black market tickets for the World Cup cricket semi-final between India and New Zealand, which is scheduled to take place on Wednesday at Mumbai's Wankhede stadium.
According to a police officer, a JJ police station team had taken Akash Kothari from his residence in Malad, in the northern part of the city.
As per Whatsapp messages circulating in various groups, the tickets were being sold in the range of Rs 27,000 to Rs 2.5 lakh, the official said.
"He was selling the tickets at four to five times its original cost. He has been charged for cheating and other offences under sections 420 and 511 of the Indian Penal Code," the official said.
A probe is underway to find out from where he procured these tickets and to see if more people are involved in the racket.
With PTI inputs