I had, on 25th Feb'22, purchased a flight ticket from travolook from their site https://www.travolook.in/ . Subsequently, I was informed via mail that the ticket was in processing, and that I must wait for 30 minutes. After that too elapsed, a mail notified me that my reservation was "cancelled due to an operational reason" and that a refund will be provided post "10-15 working days (excluding Saturday, Sunday and Gazetted holiday)..".
Later they promised that the money will be refunded by 22nd april '22, but till date i am only following up with no response from them.
Later, I found on searching online that thousands of others have been duped by this service, which extracts money in this fashion and refuses or attempts to delay refunding the amount using classical delaying tactics. They harass consumers and siphon a large percentage of the total money off in this way. The trick is to use fake profiles to highlight quick refunds (when that is not the case), alongside making people accept inordinate delays after having set up a customer care system which placates customers with the same empty promises.
This email is regarding your booking reference number :REF[protected]
We apologize for the inconvenience caused to you.
This is to inform you that your reservation was cancelled due to an operational reason .