Ahmedabad: Organisers of a garba last year have accused five event associates of acting in collusion and selling complimentary passes through online and offline channels without the knowledge of other partners, and making an illegal gain of Rs 8 crore to Rs 10 crore. Sarkhej police on Wednesday registered a case against the five.According to the complaint, the event manager-partner and his associates organised the garba after executing an agreement in Aug 2025. One of the accused and his manager were also made partners.It was agreed that 4,000 complimentary passes could be distributed daily to sponsors and acquaintances. Sale of tickets and issuance of any additional complimentary pass would require approval of all partners, the complaint states.One of the accused suggested hiring an agency for bulk ticket sales. However, two persons were allegedly found selling tickets at the venue for cash. They claimed to have permission from one of the partners. After the event, the complainant obtained details of the sales from the online platform. They showed a total of 1,55,980 tickets, including 30,634 issued, 1,04,576 complimentary, 3,857 on-ground and 16,913 online.The platform allegedly informed the complainant that one of the accused had asked that the complimentary tickets be sent to his nephew.
