Three caught selling IPL final tickets at higher rates

Ahmedabad: City police on Sunday filed two separate complaints after catching three persons selling tickets for the IPL 2025 final match at inflated prices near Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera and Commerce Six Roads.

In the first case, Chandkheda cops were patrolling near the stadium when they received a tip-off. The informer said that a man and a woman, standing near Ekta Hotel outside Gate 1 of Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium, were selling tickets for the final match to be held on 3 June.

The cops approached the suspects and found that they were trying to sell the tickets. Police cordoned the area and detained them. The two identified themselves as Jay Patel and Vagmi Patel, both aged 27, and residents of Vasna. They were found with eight tickets, each originally priced at Rs 2,500. Jay and Vagmi admitted that they intended to sell each ticket for Rs 7,000. A mobile phone and the tickets were seized from them.

In the second case, Crime Branch police received information about a man selling tickets near Commerce Six Roads. Cops and witnesses reached the spot near metro pillar number CP/184 at Commerce Six Roads and found a man matching the informer's description.

He was detained and identified as Bhavuk Chauhan, a native of Rajasthan, currently living in Ahmedabad. A search found 11 tickets with him, originally priced at Rs 1,500 and Rs 2,000. Chauhan admitted he was selling them for Rs 5,000 and Rs 6,000 each.

All three individuals were booked for selling tickets illegally under the Gujarat Police Act.