Instagram post lands guitarist in IPL black ticket scam in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, 9/4: An Instagram post-turned into a legal nightmare for a city-based musician after his identity card was allegedly misused to sell Indian Premier League (IPL) tickets in black.

The complainant — Hemanth K B — a guitarist with the band ‘Sakkare Mitaayi’, had earlier performed at Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) home matches at the Platinum Lounge inside M Chinnaswamy Stadium

During the match, the band had been issued official ID cards by event partner DNA Entertainment for access to the venue.