Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday arrested a fraudster involved in selling of fake Gondola Tickets in Gulmarg area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
A Police spokesperson said, ” Police Station Gulmarg received a written complaint from Manager Gulmarg Gondola Project wherein he stated that today, a ticket checker caught 2 tourists with a fake gondola ticket. On enquiry, the tourists stated that some tourist guide has sold them these tickets at a cost of Rs. 2500/- per ticket.”
“To this effect case FIR was registered under relevant sections of law in Police Station Gulmarg and investigation set in motion”, he said
The spokesperson said that during course of investigation the statement of the tourist was recorded and after strenuous efforts, a tourist guide namely Aashiq Hussain Magray S/O Ab Rashid Magray R/O Shrai Tangmargwas taken into custody and investigation was set into motion.
“During investigation, it was revealed by the fraudsters that their modus operandi is to pre book gondola tickets and then sell them to gullible tourists at exorbitant rates. Tourists are requested to be aware of such fraudsters”, he said.
