India, March 9 -- A Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) member and sports teacher at an Andheri-based college and a peon at another Matunga-based college have been arrested in connection with the alleged blackmarketing of tickets for the semi-final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday.

The accused sports teacher, 40-year-old Sagar Arjun Todkar, provided complimentary passes and tickets distributed by the MCA to at least three arrested accused who subsequently sold these at inflated rates to hapless customers, police officers familiar with the matter told Hindustan Times. The peon also had access to complimentary passes and tickets and provided these to other accused, investigators suspect.

The MCA usually dist...