Kolkata: Ahead of the India-South Africa ICC World Cup 2023 match at the Eden Gardens to be played on Sunday, the ticket situation has put the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) in a spot of bother. The Kolkata Police have already sent a notice to CAB president Snehashis Gangopadhyay, elder brother of former India captain Sourav Ganguly, to know how so many tickets came out and how they were black-marketed.
A written reply was sought from Ganguly on the matter. A day after Ganguly's reply was sought, Kolkata Police summoned the officials of 'Book My Show' to the Maidan police station.
Kolkata Police DC South Priyabrata Roy along with detectives from Anti-Rowdy Squad of Kolkata Police have already reached Maidan Police Station. Several officials of 'Book My Show' appeared at Maidan police station. According to Kolkata Police headquarters Lalbazar sources, their interrogation phase has started.
Lalbazar has already arrested seven people from different locations in the investigation of the incident. Investigating officials are trying to find out who bought the World Cup tickets online in a flash and how they black-marketed those tickets. Besides, like yesterday, sports lovers have been staging protests with the ticket sellers in the Eden Gardens area since Friday morning.
Kolkata Police is determined to prevent the situation from getting out of control. High-ranking police officials including ones from Maidan Police Station and Officer-in-Charge of neighboring Police Stations were seen in the Eden Gardens area since Friday morning.