India-West Indies: Free Passes Sold For ₹6,000, HCA Member Among 4 Arrested (PTI)
\n\nHyderabad Police have arrested four people, including a member of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), for selling free passes for the fourth T20I between India and the West Indies at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium. The accused, identified as HCA member Satish Chandra Srivastava, his son Akarshit Srivastava, Avinash Darak and Mohit Somani, were arrested after police got information about the alleged sale of tickets near SD Mall in Begum Bazar on October 12.
\n\nA police team led by Assistant Sub-Inspector V Janardhan Naik apprehended Darak and Somani at around 9 pm. Besides the cricket passes, officers seized eight passes for a Navratri Dandiya event, Rs 5,000 in cash, mobile phones and a two-wheeler.
\n\nAccording to police, Darak and Somani allegedly said that they got the tickets from Akarshit and sold them at inflated prices by advertising them on WhatsApp, with the ticket prices ranging from 3500 to 6000 each, depending on the seating. Akarshit allegedly obtained the passes from his father before handing them to Darak for sale with Somani's assistance.
\n\nThe four accused were arrested on October 13 and remanded to judicial custody. Police…
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