Voting is an integral right that every individual should exercise. With the 2019 Lok Sabha elections knocking on our doorsteps, looks like not just the Indian voters but even the ones living abroad don't want to miss their chance. 

Joystan Lobo is one such voter, who hails from Mangaluru and is currently living in Muscat, Oman. Recently, Joystan shared a video to flaunt the flight tickets he booked and let the whole world know about him coming home to cast vote. In the video, he openly spoke in support of a party candidate and wanted to encourage his friends and those watching the video to go and cast their vote. 

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While Joystan was busy flaunting his Air India flight ticket, someone was busy noting down the details from the video and secretly cancelled it. Yes, you read it right! Someone accessed his PNR details and cancelled the tickets that the poor chap had booked in March, causing him a loss of money.

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According to DaijiWorld, "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." Lobo said that he paid over Rs. 21,000 for his round-trip but got a refund of only Rs. 9000. However, this incident didn't stop him from casting his vote in time. 

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He told a news website, "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 news website.

Technology is undoubtedly a boon, but if you don't deal with it carefully then it can also become a bane. Sometimes your over-excitement or enthusiasm can land you in trouble, just like what happened with Joystan.