Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Jan 16: The Crime Branch Kashmir today carried out searches at various locations on selling of air tickets at exorbitant rates by the staff of various airlines as well as the ticketing agents.
The CB conducted searches in the offices of nine travel agents and the residential premises of a Sales Manager of one of the Airlines in Srinagar city. The CB seized important documents from various travel agents during the raids.
The CB carried out searches at several locations across Srinagar city in connection with a case (FIR No: 03/2020 U/S 120, 468, 471,409,120-B IPC) regarding the alleged sale of air tickets on exorbitant rates by travel agents and various airlines operating in Srinagar sector.
The CB last year received a complaint from different Travel Associations and Trade bodies through Director Tourism, Kashmir regarding dry selling/offline selling of bulk tickets by airlines staff to the ticketing agents in advance in violation of the standing norms and procedure.”
The complaint said that travel agents in league with Airlines staff were creating artificial inflation of prices.
During the investigation, the Crime Branch Kashmir had summoned representatives of various Airlines including Vistara, Go Air, Indigo, Air India, Air Asia and Spice-jet.
The investigation has revealed that large number of tickets have been purchased by some agents through various airlines in violation of the standing norms and procedure.
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