Kerala: Policemen caught on camera selling tickets of 'Pulimurugan' in black

A group of policemen in Kerala's Kottayam are in trouble after a video of them reselling tickets has surfaced online. The video caught on a mobile surfaced on social media on Wednesday showing that the policemen were selling tickets in black after they had confiscated them from those who were initially selling it.

The tickets are said to have been sold in a theatre in the city on Tuesday for Mohanlal's latest film, Pulimurugan.

The theatre which was reportedly houseful had unusual number of policemen for security, after a youth was stabbed to death on Monday, for questioning sale of tickets in black in a theatre in Changanassery, about 20 kms from Kottayam city.

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ALLEGATION BASELESS

The local police have denied the allegations that they resold any tickets in black.

"Those who bought the tickets were known to the policemen who were already there. The buyers were a woman police officer and her husband. Since the policemen were already there, they had bought the tickets earlier as the queue was long. But unfortunately it was caught on camera and was made to look like something else," said MJ Abhilash, SI, Kottayam West.

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In the video, two policemen are seen giving away tickets in exchange of money to two different people. The Kottayam Dy SP has asked for a report in the incident.