Police in India's financial capital Mumbai have sought a statement from the CEO of a ticketing platform that sold the tickets to a Coldplay concert in the city, after complaints that many tickets were sold in the black market,

Coldplay's Mumbai concert in January 2025 sold out in minutes, leaving many fans disappointed. Soon after, tickets appeared on the black market at sky-high prices. Now, BookMyShow’s CEO has been summoned by Mumbai Police over an alleged ticket scam, leading to rumours that the concert might be cancelled.

Anil Makhija, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Big Tree Entertainment, the parent firm of BookMyShow, appeared before the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police today. This is part of an ongoing probe into claims of ticket fraud for the much-anticipated Coldplay concert in Mumbai.

The Mumbai Police's Economic Offences Wing summoned Big Tree Entertainment CEO Ashish Hemrajani over alleged black market sales of Coldplay concert tickets. COO Anil Makhija appeared instead.

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police issued an order to Ashish Hemrajani, CEO of Big Tree Entertainment, the parent company of BookMyShow, and the technical head of the company, to appear for questioning on Monday in connection with an investigation into the alleged black marketing of English band Coldplay`s concert tickets,

After BookMyShow CEO Ashish Hemrajani and the online platform's technical head failed to appear in front of the Economic Offences Wing, the Mumbai Police issued fresh summons to them in the Coldplay concert ticket case.

Mumbai: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police issued fresh summons to Ashish Hemrajani, CEO of Big Tree Entertainment, the parent company of BookMyShow, and the company's technical head,