India, April 17 -- The Bengaluru Police has arrested a canteen worker for allegedly selling over 180 IPL tickets at inflated price in the black market.

The accused, identified as Chandrashekhar, worked at the Chinnaswamy stadium canteen in Bengaluru and was caught after he sold 181 tickets at inflated prices.

An initial probe has revealed that a staffer of the Chinnaswamy Stadium was also involved in the racket, according to the Times of India. The police have also launched a manhunt for other accused.

The tickets were sold for inflated prices ranging from Rs.15,000 to Rs.19,000 per ticket during the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Lucknow Super Giants clash, held on April 15.

The probe begun when officials received information of bulk...