Cuttack: After the early morning chaos amid massive turnout of cricket enthusiasts at the ticket counters at Barabati Stadium in Odisha’s Cuttack, reports of alleged ticket scalping for the first T20I between India and South Africa on December 9, have now emerged.

Taking advantage of the high demand for the December 9 clash, black-market brokers are reportedly selling special enclosure tickets (original price Rs 6,000) for Rs 10,000 each. Likewise, tickets for the first and third galleries, which officially cost Rs 1,100, are being resold for up to Rs 6,000. Brokers are also offering discounts for bulk buys, claiming that purchasing five tickets together can get buyers a better deal, a local channel claimed. ADVERTISEMENT

Several elderly women, suspected to be the part of t

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