SRINAGAR: Cable Car Corporation today cautioned Tourists of falling in the trap of Touts.

A statement issued said that "It has come to the notice of the Management of the Cable Car Corporation that some of the tourists fall into the trap of touts and some miscreant elements regarding tickets of Gulmarg Gondola project".

It reads that "All Our esteemed tourists are informed through this press note that the tickets of Gulmarg Gondola Project are available only through online mode on official website www.jammukashmircablecar.com and there is no other means to get the ticket of Gulmarg Gondola Project".

There is a transparent system of online ticketing of Gulmarg Gondola and the question of black-marketing of Gondola tickets does not arise, therefore, our esteemed tourists are advised not to fall prey to the propaganda of touts and do not go for gondola booking by any mode other than online booking through official website www.jammukashmircablecar.com

 The intending tourists/visitors are advised to plan Gondola ride as per availability of tickets on the official website.(GNS)

SRINAGAR: J&K Police has arrested a tourist guide for allegedly selling fake tickets of Gondola cable car at Gulmarg in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Police Station Gulmarg received a written complaint from Manager Gulmarg Gondola Project wherein he stated that a ticket checker today caught two tourists with a fake gondola ticket.
“ On enquiry, the tourists stated that some tourist guide had sold them these tickets at a cost of Rs. 2500 per ticket. To this effect case FIR was registered under relevant sections of law in Police Station Gulmarg and investigation set in motion,” a police statement said.
“During course of investigation the statement of the tourist was recorded and after strenuous efforts, a tourist guide Aashiq Hussain Magray of Shrai Tangmarg was taken into custody and investigation was set into motion.
“During investigation, it was revealed by the fraudsters that their modus operandi is to pre-book gondola tickets and then sell them to gullible tourists at exorbitant rates,” he said.
The Gondola service at the tourist resort of Gulmarg is hugely popular among the tourists. Gondola, covers an aerial distance of five kms and every day hundreds of visitors ride the lift which travels up above the conifers trees dotting its way upto the Affarwat height, at an altitude of 13,400 ft.
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