Kandy Divisional Crimes Unit has actually arrested a 37-year-old suspect associated with an alleged major racket involving e-Tickets cost up-country trains consisting of to Ella.The arrest took place on the night of January 22, 2025, in the Suduhumpola area of the Kandy Police Division, the police said.The suspect, a citizen of Suduhumpola location, was discovered in possession of 21 Odyssey train tickets purchased online, Rs.
130,670 in cash believed to be earnings from the illegal sales, 130 notepads recording previous transactions, and a mobile phone.Police believe the specific made money from reselling train tickets, targeting foreign tourists.
The suspect has actually been turned over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for more inquiries.On January 20, the CID had informed the Colombo Magistrates Court that they have launched an investigation into the supposed occurrence where e-tickets for popular tourist routes are sold out within an astonishing 42 seconds of their release online, raising severe concerns about deceitful practices.It was likewise alleged that particular groups are buying all offered tickets through dubious means and resell them to tourists at expensive rates.
Tickets priced at Rs.
2,000 are supposedly being resold for as much as Rs.
16,000.