India
oi-Amit Vasudev
The
Mumbai
Police’s
Economic
Offences
Wing
(EOW)
has
summoned
Ashish
Hemrajani,
the
CEO
of
Big
Tree
Entertainment,
which
owns
BookMyShow,
as
part
of
an
investigation
into
the
alleged
black
market
sale
of
Coldplay
concert
tickets.
According
to
ANI,
the
police
stated,
“The
EOW
has
sent
a
summons
to
Ashish
Hemrajani,
CEO
of
Big
Tree
Entertainment
Private
Limited,
and
the
company’s
technical
head.
They
had
previously
been
summoned
on
September
27
but
did
not
appear
before
the
agency.”
The
police
added
that
Hemrajani
and
the
technical
head
have
been
instructed
to
appear
before
the
investigating
officer
to
provide
their
statements.
This
action
follows
a
complaint
by
Advocate
Amit
Vyas,
who
accused
BookMyShow
of
facilitating
ticket
scalping
for
Coldplay’s
upcoming
concerts,
scheduled
for
January
19-21
at
the
DY
Patil
Stadium.
The
complaint
claims
that
BookMyShow
misled
the
public
and
fans,
calling
for
an
FIR
to
be
filed
under
multiple
charges,
including
organised
crime,
cheating,
conspiracy,
and
breach
of
trust.
