BookMyShow CEO Summoned Over Sale Of "Fake Tickets" For Coldplay Concert
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Coldplay will perform at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on January 18, 19 and 21 next year.
The BookMyShow chief executive officer and co-founder Ashish Hemrajani and the company's technical head have been summoned by Mumbai Police over the alleged black marketing of tickets for shows of British rock band Coldplay, an official said on Friday. The Mumbai Police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has initiated a probe on the complaint of an advocate, who accused the ticketing platform of facilitating the black marketing of tickets for the Coldplay concert at the Navi Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium, scheduled to be held from January 19 to 21, 2025.
Mr Hemrajani and the BookMyShow's technical head have been asked to record their statements on Saturday, the official said.
The advocate, Amit Vyas, filed a police complaint and alleged that Coldplay's India tour tickets, which were originally priced at Rs 2,500, are being resold by third parties and influencers for as much as Rs 3 lakh.
