The crime wing of Railways on Sunday arrested a betel shop owner on the charge of black marketing of IRCTC tickets.
The accused was identified as Hrushikesh Sahoo, who has his betel shop at Gopalpur Baazar under Bahanaga block in Baleswar district.
Sources said the crime branch of Railways had kept a tab on the man since a long time suspecting his nexus with black-marketers operating the crime in rural areas in Bahanaga.
A team of eight members led by Railway Crime Branch Inspector Suresh Kumar raided the betel shop and seized over 20 IRCTC tickets from the shop.
The cops arrested Sahoo for his alleged involvement in the crime.