India, July 29 -- A security manager in his 40s at Mumbai's iconic Wankhede Stadium was arrested for allegedly stealing 261 IPL 2025 jerseys worth Rs.6.52 lakh from the BCCI office premises, in a bizarre case that only came to light after an internal board audit flagged missing inventory.

The accused, identified as Farooque Aslam Khan, reportedly spirited away an entire carton of jerseys from a storeroom located within the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) office at Wankhede, Churchgate. According to police, each jersey was worth around Rs.2,500, and the total value of the stolen merchandise amounts to over six and a half lakh rupees.

An audit conducted by BCCI officials earlier this month revealed discrepancies in jersey sto...