Three held in Kolkata for forging IPL tickets

Tuesday - Mar 16, 2010, 10:39am (GMT+5.5)

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Kolkata, March 16 (IANS) Three people were arrested Monday for selling fake Indian Premier League (IPL) tickets in the city, police said.

"Two men, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Mohammed Faiyaz, were picked up from College Street area by the city police's detective department while another offender Mirajul Haq was held from Keshab Chandra Street locality," a senior Kolkata Police officer said.

According to sources, Haq was the owner of a digital printing shop where Ahmed and Faiyaz had forged the IPL tickets.

Police said two more people were also held for interrogation.

"They made 1,000 fake digital printouts of IPL tickets. They also forged the IPL hologram. We have seized some tickets from them and are now trying to confiscate the rest of fake tickets," the officer said.

Police said the three men were brought before a city court Monday and remanded in to 10 days of police custody.

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