IPL craze leads to technicians losing Rs 1.46 lakh in fake RCB vs CSK ticket scam

New Delhi: The IPL is just around the corner and demand for tickets and passes has surged among fans. The desire to get into the stadium and watch your favorite team in action in the IPL is getting stronger and stronger. Once the tickets were sold out, demand became so high that cricket fans even requested tickets in black. But the rush to buy RCB vs. CSK IPL tickets became too expensive for a 25-year-old technician and he was cheated out of a huge amount of rupees. 146,000. The technician, a resident of B Narayanapura, was trapped by a post on Instagram by a scammer posing as a conductor.Deccan Herald reported that the technician, in his complaint to the Mahadevapura police, claimed that a person calling himself Sumit Biswal promised that he could arrange IPL tickets and food coupons. According to technical personnel, Biswal is the senior supervisor at the ticket counter of M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

“He asked me to come near Gate 10 of the stadium and said the tickets would be delivered within a few minutes and even sent a confirmation email to gain my trust,” the complainant told Deccan Herald. “Initially, I agreed to buy two tickets at Rs 3,700 each, but he kept asking for more money on various pretexts, such as a refundable deposit, additional identity cards and food coupons. Trusting him, I made multiple payments – even using my mother’s bank account after exhausting my own limit – and ended up transferring around Rs 1.46 lakh,” he added.RCB registers second winAfter brilliant batting performances from Tim David, Rajat Patidar and Devdutt Padikkal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar hit 3-41 to propel Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to 43 in the IPL 2026 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Sunday. Defeat Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by points.In this match, RCB’s batting unit destroyed CSK’s attack with ruthless batting, with David hitting 70 off just 25 balls and Patidhar hitting an unbeaten 48 off just 19 balls, setting the tone for Padikkal’s smooth 50 off 29 balls, setting the stage for the final fireworks display.Their combined efforts took RCB to a formidable 250/3, setting a new record for the highest total in IPL 2026. In reply, CSK reeled under the pressure of the scoreboard, with Sarfaraz Khan’s 50 off 24 balls and Prashant Veer’s 43 being the only acts of resistance in a series of defeats in the top order.Bhuvneshwar was at his disciplined best and even crossed the 200-mark in terms of wickets in the IPL and others were also involved as CSK were bowled out for 207 in 19.4 overs. The comprehensive win also meant that RCB registered four consecutive wins against CSK for the first time in IPL history.