The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) had franchised Karamcheti’s agency for printing a total of 43,929 tickets for the match o f which 9,300 were to be sold online, The New Indian Express reported. Besides, distribution of tickets to online purchasers and validating the tickets for the match was entrusted with the agency. However, Karmachet is alleged to have sold more than 1,500 fake tickets for the match by manipulating the ticketing system. Cuttack DCP Akhilesvar Singh said Karamcheti had printed 1500 extra tickets clandestinely to make more income illegally. Besides the 1500 extra tickets, Karamcheti had sold more tickets without seat numbers and security code on online system for which he could not provide tickets to online purchasers, he said.

Source: Sunday Times January 09, 2018 05:15 UTC