New Delhi  (IANS)- Following reports that tickets of several Commonwealth Games events were sold to Scrap Dealers as waste paper, the Organising Committee Friday said those were "unsold tickets of previous events".

"The tickets which were given to scrap dealers were unsold tickets of previous events," said an official of the Organising Committee.

Media reports Friday pointed out irregularities in CWG ticket sales.

According to the CWG ticket helpline, all the tickets for finals of badminton, hockey and tennis matches have already been sold out. Even the Rs.750 tickets for the closing ceremony are sold out and only high-end tickets of Rs.4,000, Rs.20,000 and Rs.50,000 are available.

Resource: timesofindia.indiatimes.com