Mohali, May 31 -- Mohali police have busted a black-marketing racket involving illegal sale of IPL tickets at inflated prices with arrest of three persons.

The accused have been identified as Naveen Kumar from Jind, Haryana; and Darpan Kumar and Parharsh Anurag, both from New Delhi.

Mohali senior superintendent of police (SSP) Harmandeep Singh Hans said these arrests were made during the first qualifier match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru held at New PCA cricket stadium in Mullanpur on Thursday.

The SSP said the accused had procured a large number of tickets in advance and were selling them at exorbitant prices near the stadium premises. Acting on a tip-off, police from the Mullanpur police station apprehended th...