Lucknow Super Giants finally registered their first home win of the IPL 2026 season after defeating Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Ekana Stadium, but the match was also overshadowed as fake AI-generated tickets being circulated outside the venue.
According to PTI, the Lucknow Police busted an interstate gang involved in forging IPL 2026 match tickets using artificial intelligence (AI) tools. During Thursday’s clash between LSG and RCB, police arrested four individuals for allegedly selling counterfeit tickets near the stadium gates.
As per PTI, the accused reportedly used ChatGPT along with graphic design software to create fake IPL tickets and sell them to unsuspecting cricket fans outside the stadium.
“Yesterday, during the IPL match between LSG and RCB at Ekana Stadium, a fake IPL ticket was found with a person,” DCP (Lucknow South) Amit Kumar Anand told PTI.
“During questioning, it was revealed that someone outside the stadium had sold the ticket. Following this, the Cyber Cell Lucknow and the Sushant Golf City police team carried out an operation and arrested four accused. All of them are residents of Durg district in Chhattisgarh,” he added.
