Ahmedabad: Cases of fraud and forgery were submitted on Friday against a travel agent based in a letter for allegedly damaging the entrance ticket 12 tourists visiting the statue of Unity (SOU) in Kevadia in the District of Narmada Gujarat, officials said.
Section under the IPC 420 section (cheating) and forgery (468) and under the relevant section of the IT law submitted against private travel companies at the Kevadia Police Station by Constable Shantilal Tadvi on behalf of the Statue of Development and Tourism Management of the Authority Association ( Souadtga), said statement by authority.
A Kevadia police station official confirmed the Registration of FIR against the body, travel Mark, to publish tickets damaged to sell too expensive Rs 360 of 12 tourists – seven adults and five children – during their visit to the previous colossal monument that day.
Fraud was revealed after the staff was deployed at the entrance gate of the statue of the unity, the highest statue in the world dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, checked this ticket thoroughly, the statement said.
Although the actual price for adults is Rs 380, printed RS 410 on seven tickets.
Likewise, instead of RS 230 charged for children, all five children tickets have Rs 260 written on online ticket molds, the statement said.
When asked about the origin of ticket tickets, tourists said they bought it from a letter-based travel sign by paying the rates printed on them, he said.
Close inspection revealed travel staff Mark posted this ticket online by paying the original amount and then changed prices in the PDF file ticket before taking the results of their prints, which were handed over to the tourists, the statement said.
Authority appealed to people to order tickets only through their official app or website.