Coldplay India Concert Ticket Controversy: BookMyShow CEO Skips Summon For Second Time

Coldplay India Concert Ticket Controversy: The British pop-rock band is set to perform in Mumbai on January 18-19, 2025. Tickets went on sale on September 22 at noon and sold out immediately. Following a complaint from an advocate regarding the ticketing platform, a probe has begun. Following this, Mumbai police have summoned BookMyShow CEO Ashish Hemrajani and the head of the technical team regarding the alleged black marketing of Coldplay concert tickets. The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police had previously summoned them on September 27, but they did not appear. On September 30, the EOW issued another summons; however, reports indicate that the CEO has once again skipped the questioning.

Ashish Hemrajani skipped the summon again

According to recent reports, Ashish Hemrajani, the CEO of Big Tree Entertainment Private Limited, which owns BookMyShow, has failed to appear for questioning by EOW for the second time. The EOW issued a second summon today, but he skipped it again. 

In his absence, COO Anil Makhija has stepped in and is currently undergoing questioning. Sources indicate that Hemrajani is likely to receive another summons soon.

BookMyShow CEO Ashish Hemrajani summoned again

According to a report in ANI, Mumbai Police's EOW sent a summons to CEO Ashish Hemrajani of Big Tree Entertainment Private Limited, the parent company of BookMyShow and the company's technical head on Sunday asking them to appear before the authorities. According to ANI, both of them are not in touch with the police.

"Mumbai Police's EOW sent a summons to CEO Ashish Hemrajani of Big Tree Entertainment Private Limited, the parent company of BookMyShow and the company's technical head yesterday. EOW had sent them summons earlier on Sep 27 but they didn't appear before the agency. They have been asked to appear before the investigating officer today and record their statements. Advocate Amit Vyas had complained to EOW about the alleged black marketing of the Coldplay concert tickets: Mumbai Police" ANI wrote.

Advocate Vyas alleged that Coldplay's Mumbai tickets were originally priced at ₹2,500 and were being resold by third parties for around  ₹3 lakh.