25 held for black marketing of cinema tickets Hyderabad, Jan 14 (INN): The Special Operations Team (SOT) of Rachakonda Police on Saturday apprehended 25 persons for the black marketing of tickets of latest movies 'Khaidi No.150' and 'Gouthami Putra Shathakarni'.
The arrests were made during raids on Rajadhani, Shiva Ganga and Vishnu theatres in the limits of L.B. Nagar and Raghavendra, Vijayanthi Cinema, Srinivasa, Asian Multiplex, Sri Krishna Theaters in the limits Malkajgiri zone and Bhadradri Theater in the limits of Bhongir zone. As many as 11 cases under Section 9 (A) (i) (ii) of Cinema Regulation Act & Sec 21gg/76 C.P. Act were booked and sale proceeds of Rs.8,430/-, 296 movie tickets and nine mobile phones were seized.
In another raid conducted on Shiva Ganga Theater in the limits of Saroornagar Police Station, the theater manager, Shashi Vardhan was arrested for selling tickets in black on higher rates in the name of combo offer without obtaining any permission by the concerned authorities.
The Rachakonda SOT also arrested seven persons in L.B. Nagar, Malkajgiri and Bhongir zones for selling banned Chinese manja. Cases have been booked against them under section 5, 15 of the Environment (Protection) Act 1986 & Sec 188 IPC.
News Posted: 14 January, 2017
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