NEW DELHI: Mumbai Police on Friday summoned the Chief Govt Officer (CEO) of the guardian firm and technical head of the ticket reserving platform BookMyShow in case of alleged black-marketing of tickets for the upcoming Coldplay live performance in Mumbai.
Mumbai Police’s Financial Offences Wing (EOW) has summoned CEO Ashish Hemrajani of Large Tree Leisure Personal Restricted and technical head to look earlier than the investigating officer on Saturday and document their statements, information company ANI reported.
The summons got here on the grievance of advocate Amit Vyas in regards to the alleged black advertising of the Coldplay live performance tickets.
The sale of tickets by means of BookMyShow began at 12 pm on September 22, however inside seconds, it was marred by technical glitches, and all tickets for 2 exhibits had been offered out.
Later, Coldplay added a 3rd present to the Mumbai leg on January 21 citing “phenomenal demand” which was additionally offered out inside minutes.
Earlier, BookMyShow, the authorised ticketing accomplice for Coldplay’s upcoming live shows in Mumbai, had additionally filed a police grievance concerning the alleged sale of counterfeit tickets on numerous platforms. The corporate had acknowledged that it was not affiliated with any ticket reselling web sites equivalent to Viagogo and Gigsberg, or people engaged in reselling tickets for Coldplay’s ‘Music Of The Spheres World Tour 2025’ in India.
In a press release, BookMyShow strongly condemned the apply of scalping, which entails buying giant portions of tickets with the intention of reselling them at inflated costs. The corporate careworn that this apply is illegitimate in India and punishable by regulation. “We have now filed a grievance with the police authorities and can present full help to them within the investigation,” the assertion learn.
BookMyShow additionally cautioned followers towards falling sufferer to those fraudulent schemes, warning that tickets bought from unauthorized sources could transform pretend and pose a threat to shoppers. The corporate urged followers to train warning and solely buy tickets by means of official channels to make sure the authenticity of their tickets.
Coldplay, the famend British rock band, is ready to return to India after an eight-year hiatus, with live shows scheduled for January 18, 19, and 21 in Mumbai.
