Security manager of Wankhede stadium arrested for `theft of IPL jerseys
Accused Farooque Aslam Khan, a resident of Mira Road, was arrested a few days ago and is now out on bail, an official said.
On June 13, Khan allegedly stole jerseys of IPL 2025 from the official merchandise store of the Board of Control for Cricket in India at the stadium in south Mumbai, and sold many of them online.
The theft came to light during an audit of the inventory. BCCI officials approached Marine Drive Police Station with a complaint about the theft on July 17.
Many of the jerseys were sold to a dealer in Haryana, the probe found.
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