The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) has once again come under intense scrutiny as a high-value scam came to light that shocked many fans amid the ongoing IPL 2026. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have been on fire this season, and so has the black marketing of the tickets.
This shocking incident occurred at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, where Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) home matches are played. The iconic M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is scheduled to host five matches of IPL 2026 for RCB, while Raipur will host the rest of the home matches this season.
KSCA under fire again due to massive ticket scam exposed at IPL 2026
The defending champions have already played three home matches in Bengaluru – against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Kings. Now, this venue has only two games left to host this season: April 18 against the Delhi Capitals and April 24 against the Gujarat Titans.
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Prior to this, local authorities exposed a major scam involving a KSCA official. As reported by NDTV, a canteen worker named Chandrashekhar, who worked at Sri Lakshmi Canteen inside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, has been arrested by the Central Crime Branch.
The police caught Chandrashekhar while he was selling IPL 2026 tickets at very high prices. He had more than 180 tickets and was selling each one for between ₹15,000 and ₹19,000. These tickets were for the big match between RCB and LSG on April 15, which was in high demand.
Names of companies used to book wholesale tickets for RCB matches
The investigation began after police learned that some people were buying tickets in bulk and then selling them at higher prices on the black market. When the officers started checking people inside the stadium, they found Chandrashekhar involved in this.
When the police dug deeper, they found an entire network behind the black marketing of the tickets. These tickets were actually booked online through Ticketgenie en masse using company names like Swastik Heavy Engineering and Industrial Automation Consultant Company.
Around 50 more tickets were also purchased through Dharani Computers Company. All of these notes were subsequently diverted and sold illegally at higher prices. The police also found out that this was not the first time as the same thing happened during the IPL 2026 clash between RCB and CSK on March 28.
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₹ 17.5 lakh ticket racket displayed at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
Around 81 tickets worth ₹6.6 lakh were purchased under the same company name and later sold at higher prices. So far, the investigation has found that 181 currency notes worth approximately Rs 17.52 lakh were bought and then sold on the black market. This shows how big and planned this scandal was.
During interrogation, Chandrashekhar revealed that these tickets were given to him by a KSCA member named Ganesh Pareekshit. The canteen worker revealed that the KSCA official told him to sell the tickets at higher prices.
Currently, Pareekshit is absconding and the police are searching for him. The police have already filed complaints against some directors of companies who could have helped in this illegal work. Notably, RCB is currently second in the IPL 2026 points table with 8 points from 5 games so far.