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HCA Member Among Four Arrested for Black Marketing India-WI T20 Tickets
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News18•13-10-2026, 23:15
HCA Member Among Four Arrested for Black Marketing India-WI T20 Tickets
- •Four individuals, including an HCA member's son, were arrested in Hyderabad for selling complimentary India-West Indies T20 match tickets in the black market at exorbitant prices.
- •Police apprehended Avinash Darak and Mohit Somani with 11 complimentary tickets marked not for sale following a tip-off at Begum Bazar.
- •The investigation revealed that Akarshit Srivastava obtained the tickets from his father, Satish Chandra Srivastava, who is a member of the Hyderabad Cricket Association.
- •The accused advertised the tickets on social media and sold them illegally, leading to a case registered at the Goshamahal Police Station and subsequent judicial custody for all four suspects.
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Four people, including a member of the Hyderabad Cricket Association, were arrested by the police for allegedly selling complimentary match tickets at exorbitant prices in the black market.
Akarshit Srivastava obtained the complimentary tickets from his father, who is an HCA member, and supplied them to associates who then advertised and sold them on social media.
The fourth T20 International between India and West Indies was scheduled to be held in Hyderabad on October 14, 2026.
