Hailing from Mangaluru, Joystan Lobo wanted to come to his native place from Muscat and cast his vote during the general elections. He made a video, displaying his air ticket to India and encouraging his friends to take part in the polling process.
But some people accessed his ticket details through the video and cancelled it. The ticket was booked for March 29.
According to Indian media, “One of his friends settled at Puttur streamed this video through WhatsApp, Facebook, and other social media. Within two hours from then, the ticket was cancelled without the knowledge of Joystan.”
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As he openly voiced his support of a party candidate and flaunted his Air India Express ticket for the flight back home, the video reached online spammer who utilised the PNR details and cancelled the booking.
“I was unaware about the cancellation of ticket. Ticket was cancelled on March 30 at around 11:15 am (Oman time). I came to know about the cancellation of the ticket on April 1. I rebooked the ticket on the same day for April 4 and reached India,” Lobo told the media.
Lobo also said that he paid Rs 21,045 for his round-trip tickets and he got a refund of only Rs 9,000. However, Lobo booked another ticket and came back to Mangaluru to cast his vote on time.
