The Delhi Police has arrested two people for allegedly entering the Arun Jaitley Stadium in central Delhi illegally on fake accreditation cards during an Indian Premier League (IPL) match.
The accused have been identified as Krishan Garg of Swaroop Nagar and Manish Kansal of Jalandhar in Punjab.
According to a senior police official, the arrested were made on Saturday evening during an IPL match between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
“The accused could not give satisfactory replies when asked about their presence at a gallery of a VIP lounge, following which they were apprehended.
The accused used fake accreditation passes to enter the stadium,” said a senior police official.
“A case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, the Epidemic Diseases Act and the Disaster Management Act has been registered.
And the accused were arrested,” said the senior police official adding that police teams are investigating if the accused are bookies, the official added.