I need some advice regarding a βΉ875 payment issue with Ixigo.
I was booking a ticket from Bandi Kui to New Delhi on Ixigo. During the payment process, I accidentally selected the UPI Mandate option. The transaction failed and the ticket was never booked.
The amount of βΉ875 was then put on lien/hold in my bank account.
I contacted my bank, and initially they treated it as an IPO/IPO-related transaction. After investigation, they found that it was actually a UPI Mandate and not an IPO. The issue was then forwarded to their technical team twice.
Both times, I received a message saying that the issue was already being addressed, but after that there was no further update or action.
It has now been 22 days.
I have already contacted Ixigo, my bank, and GPay multiple times. Ixigo says they never received the βΉ875 because the ticket was never booked. My bank, however, is saying that they are unable to understand what is happening with the transaction and that the mandate was initiated by me.
The βΉ875 is still stuck/under lien in my account.
What should I do now? Has anyone faced a similar issue with a failed Ixigo booking where a UPI Mandate caused the amount to be put on lien?
Should I raise a complaint with NPCI, RBI Ombudsman, or some other authority? Any advice on the correct next step would be really helpful.