India-Pak WC Clash: Man Arrested for Posing as GCA Official, Cheating Ticket Seeker of Rs 2.68 Lakh

Anandnagar police station inspector VM Desai said complainant between September 22-23 came across a page who claimed to be an agent of the GCA and promised match tickets

India-Pak WC Clash: Man Arrested for Posing as GCA Official, Cheating Ticket Seeker of Rs 2.68 Lakh

A man was arrested for allegedly posing as an agent of the Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) and cheating one person by taking Rs 2.68 lakh on the promise of delivering 41 tickets for Saturday’s India-Pakistan World Cup match here, a police official said.

Anandnagar police station inspector VM Desai said complainant Masri Kandoria had between September 22-23 come across the Facebook page of one Jay Shah, who claimed to be an agent of the GCA and was promising tickets for the India-Pakistan clash.

Kandoria contacted Shah on the mobile number mentioned on the social media platform and sought 41 tickets for friends and kin, for which he transferred Rs 2.68 lakh to the accused, the official informed.