Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Apr 14: At the renowned ski resort Gulmarg in the Baramulla district of North Kashmir, at least 28 visitors from Mumbai were found in possession of fraudulent Gondola tickets
Officials today said that the tour operator from Mumbai had provided the passengers with these fraudulent tickets.
In a statement issued here in this regard, Jammu and Kashmir Cable Car Corporation (JKCCC) said the ticket scanning team of Gulmarg Gondola Project got hold of a group of 28 passengers from Mumbai at the scanning point of Gulmarg Gondola station.
“These passengers were carrying edited fake tickets through their tour Manager Makrand Anand Ghanekar S/o Anand Ghanekar of Mumbai.”
It further stated: “We have an inbuilt system of dealing with such types of cases in place at Gulmarg Gondola Project. Our team of officers at the project meticulously handled this case and it was confessed by the tour Manager that he had himself edited these tickets in Mumbai and the passengers were not aware of this illegal activity.”
It added it was made sure by our officers that the passengers do not suffer because of the ill plans of the tour company.
“A written complaint was obtained from the passengers who had been cheated by a tour company namely Veena World Mumbai. The case along with all the details, proofs, witnesses and the culprit were handed over to SHO Gulmarg by Incharge Gulmarg Gondola Project Showkat Ahmad Bhat for taking further necessary action in the matter.”
According to the statement, the local management of the Gulmarg Gondola in particular and the management of JKCCC in general are working extremely hard to make the ticketing system more clear and more user-friendly.
“All these efforts are being made to ensure that the passengers do not suffer and do not feel inconvenienced and leave as ambassadors of the Tourism Department of J&K all over the country.”
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