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Gulmarg: A tourist guide was arrested for allegedly involved in selling fake Gondola tickets to tourists in Baramulla district, police said on Friday.
The accused has been identified as Mohamad Akhter Katari, a resident of Bandi Bala Chandoosa, and was arrested by Baramulla police. According to officials, Gulmarg Police received a written complaint from Gulmarg Gondola Project’s Manager wherein he stated that a ticket-checker caught 11 tourists with fake gondola tickets. “An enquiry was conducted during which tourists stated that a tourist guide sold them those tickets”, the police said.
The police further said, “FIR was registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in Police Station Gulmarg and an investigation is underway. During the course of the investigation, the statement of the tourists was recorded and after strenuous efforts, a tourist guide namely Mohd Akhtar Katari, son of Gh Nabi Katari, resident of Bandi Bala Chandoosa was taken into custody and investigation was set into motion.” According to police, it was revealed during the investigation that the main objective of the fraudster was to pre-book Gondola tickets and then selling the same to gullible tourists at exorbitant rates. The police also requested tourists to be watchful of such fraudsters.
