Divyabhaskar conducted a sting operation and exposed the black marketing of Coldplay concert tickets to be held in January 2025. 3500 concert tickets are being sold for 70 thousand rupees. Some time ago, a complaint was filed against Book My Show App in this matter. Now Book My Show app has filed a complaint against many people who are illegally selling tickets at high prices through Instagram and fake websites.
Pooja Nimish Mishra, General Manager, Legal Department, Andheri office of Book My Show has filed a complaint against several fake sellers on October 2. He alleged that for the past several days he has been receiving complaints through e-mails that Coldplay concert tickets are being sold for arbitrary amounts through fake websites. They also found several screenshots, including the numbers and chats of about 27 people selling tickets.
Some time back, Book My Show received an e-mail from a person named Ashwin, who demanded several tickets and said that he had taken money from several people in the name of tickets and assured him of the tickets, a Mid-Day report quoted police officials as saying. is However, people associated with the app refused to give him tickets. In another mail, a person named Arjun has sent screenshots of some WhatsApp chats, in which tickets are being blackmarketed. The mail also mentions 27 blackmarketing people and several Instagram accounts selling tickets.
Book My Show filed the complaint on September 25 Earlier on September 25, Book My Show filed a complaint against sellers of fake Coldplay concert tickets and issued a statement that – Book My Show does not allow Viagogo and Gigsberg or any third party to sell and resell tickets for Coldplay's Music of the Spears World Tour 2025 in India. Not affiliated with a party.
Book My Show app is also accused of Rs 500 crore fraud BYJM (Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha) has also lodged a complaint with EOW alleging fraud on Book My Show. Book My Show has been accused of money laundering and fraud of Rs 500 crore in the name of selling tickets.
Party member Tejinder Singh Tiwana has said that Book My Show was supposed to offer tickets to people who first visited the app, however, the app created a special link for blackmarketing agents to buy tickets and sell them at exorbitant prices. came, due to which they could not book tickets. Book My Show app has earned 500 crore rupees from this manipulation.
The statements of the app's CEO and COO have been recorded
In this matter EOW has recorded the statement of Book My Show CEO, Co-Founder Ashish Hemrajani and COO Anil Makhija.
Stage-Audience Lineup and Ticket Rates for Coldplay's DY Patil Stadium Concert
Coldplay performing in India after 9 years The band Coldplay performed at the Golden Citizen Festival in Mumbai in 2016. 80 thousand people became a part of this show, which included many Bollywood celebs. Now after 9 years the band is coming back to India. Coldplay's songs 'Hymn for the Weekend', 'Yellow', 'Fix You' are very popular in India.
Coldplay also performed in Mumbai in 2016. The band is coming back to India after 9 years
Started in London, won 7 Grammy Awards The band Coldplay started in 1997 in London. Chris Martin, Johnny Buckland, Guy Berryman, Will Champion and Phil Harvey are members of this band. Coldplay has won 7 Grammy Awards out of 39 nominations.
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