New Delhi: A canteen worker at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium was arrested for allegedly selling Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 tickets at high prices. The incident has once again highlighted the growing concerns around ticket distribution during the tournament.
The accused, identified as Chandrashekhar, was working at Sri Lakshmi Canteen inside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. He was caught by Bengaluru Central Crime Branch (CCB) officials for allegedly being involved in ticket selling. He sold more than 180 IPL tickets in the black market at inflated prices ranging between Rs 15,000 and Rs 19,000 per ticket.
According to the police, the tickets were sold for the IPL match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) played on April 15. The probe started after the officials received information about a mass purchase of IPL match tickets. These tickets were then resold to the fans at higher prices.
During the investigation, the accused reportedly also revealed that the IPL tickets were supplied by KSCA member Ganesh Parikshit, who allegedly directed him to sell them at inflated prices for a big profit.
In total, investigators found that more than 180 tickets, worth Rs 17,52,600, were purchased through the platform Ticketgenie and illegally resold to the public on the black market. The alleged KSCA member is currently on the run, and a search operation has been launched to track him.
RCB in top form in IPL 2026
The defending champions, RCB, have started their IPL 2026 campaign strongly and won 4 matches out of the five. They are currently placed in the second position on the IPL 2026 points table. They defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 6 wickets in the opening match, and then beat Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 43 runs.
They suffered a 6-wicket defeat against Rajasthan Royals (RR), but made a strong comeback by beating Mumbai Indians (MI) by 18 runs. RCB won their fourth match of the season by defeating Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by 5 wickets and will face Delhi Capitals (DC) on April 18.