Surat agent caught selling 23 SoU tickets at higher prices

Vadodara: Authorities at the Statue of Unity (SoU) in Kevadiya busted a racket of selling entry tickets at a higher price on Friday. The management approached the Kevadia police late on Friday night to file a complaint against a Surat-based travel agent who had duped many tourists.
“Security guard checking the entry tickets found some tourists’ tickets with anomalies on Friday. He drew our attention to the tickets following which we inquired with the tourist about where he had purchased these. The ticket price was tampered with and the tourist was overcharged,” said a SoU spokesperson.
“We found 23 tickets that were sold at a higher price,” the spokesperson added.
Tickets for adult visitors that costs Rs 380 was sold at Rs 430 and those for children’s entry costing Rs 200 was sold for Rs 250. The agent tampered with the ticket price to pocket the extra amount. In February last year, Kevadia police had arrested another travel agent for selling SoU entry tickets at higher price to tourists. tnn