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The Hindu
The Hindu
Sport
Shiv Sahay Singh

Black marketing of World Cup tickets: Kolkata police seeks response from CAB

Amidst allegations of scarcity and black marketing of tickets for Sunday’s World Cup clash between India and South Africa at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata Police has sought responses from the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) and bookmyshow.com.

On Friday, the police questioned representatives of the ticket booking portal. About 10 persons have been held for allegedly selling tickets illegally and 72 tickets have been seized.

On Wednesday, a case was filed after receiving a complaint from cricket fans, accusing bookmyshow and officials of CAB and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) of engaging in ticket black marketing.

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