Stuge Posted October 28, 2011 Posted October 28, 2011 Metallica concert: Four organisers arrested for cheating Four people, including a top official of the company organising the Metallica concert, were arrested early Saturday on charges of cheating and breach of trust, as the event was postponed at the last moment, police said. Rajesh, the general manager of DNA Networks, was arrested along with team members Umesh, Ashok Singh and Savio Faleio, Gurgaon's Sector 29 Station House Officer Jagdish Prasad said. They were arrested under section 406 (breach of trust) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code, Prasad said. Over 25,000 people had gathered at the Leisure Valley Park here in Sector 29 to watch the concert, the opener for the 'F1 Rocks' series of performances for the Formula 1 event. The four member-band, which arrived on Gurgaon on Friday and addressed the media, are known for albums like the 1986 release Master of Puppets and the 1991 album Metallica, which reportedly sold over 15 million copies in the US and 22 million copies worldwide. Their last release was Death Magnetic in 2008. "As soon as the organisers announced that the show has been postponed, the crowd went berserk... people started pushing each other, broke barricades, started shouting and throwing water bottles," Pankaj Kaushik, who waited for three hours for the show to begin, said. The venue was vandalised by upset fans, some of whom even ran around the ground shirt-less as a mark of rebellion. They threw bottles at the security personnel, who formed a human chain on the stage. Technical equipment was destroyed as angry fans threw chairs at the LED wall. "People have come from across various countries - Malaysia, China, Nepal, Indonesia, Singapore... but everybody is feeling robbed," said Anurag Sharma, another disappointed fan. Metallica was due to stage its first ever performance in India Metallica concert: Four organisers arrested for cheating - Hindustan Times
Aaku Posted October 28, 2011 Posted October 28, 2011 Gurgaon Police Commissioner was talking to this news channel and he was really mad at the organizers!! Kaafi dande pade hongey :D
jusarrived Posted October 28, 2011 Posted October 28, 2011 Embarrassing really .....glad my tickets are for bangalore :D
asterix Posted October 28, 2011 Posted October 28, 2011 it nly happens in India Dilli :wall: :giggle:
ganeshran Posted October 28, 2011 Posted October 28, 2011 This is why the concert should have been in Noida. Gaon mein concert rakhogey toh aisa hi hoga
Stuge Posted October 28, 2011 Author Posted October 28, 2011 Dilliwaale :facepalm: concert was suppose to be held at Gurgaon (Haryana) :giggle: :whack::whack: its Gurgaon (Jaggery VIllage) not Dilli
Texy Posted October 28, 2011 Posted October 28, 2011 so exactly why were these guys arrested??? They didn't run away with the money did they? I remember several years back.... some pakistani guy organized a Kumar Sanu Concert in North America....several people bought tickets but at the last minute show was canceled and no one ever got any refund....that guy went off grid and was never arrested.
Stuge Posted October 28, 2011 Author Posted October 28, 2011 so exactly why were these guys arrested??? They didn't run away with the money did they? I remember several years back.... some pakistani guy organized a Kumar Sanu Concert in North America....several people bought tickets but at the last minute show was canceled and no one ever got any refund....that guy went off grid and was never arrested. They were arrested under section 406 (breach of trust) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code, Prasad said. * concert was cancelled at the last minute Gurgaon Police is saying COncert wasn't cancelled due to crowd trouble .It was cancelled due to poor sound equipment's provided to them by the organizers. Strange they don't carry their own equipment .
nikred Posted October 28, 2011 Posted October 28, 2011 They were arrested under section 406 (breach of trust) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code, Prasad said. * concert was cancelled at the last minute Gurgaon Police is saying COncert wasn't cancelled due to crowd trouble .It was cancelled due to poor sound equipment's provided to them by the organizers. Strange they don't carry their own equipment . So they were arrested for their incompetence? :dontknow:
akshayxyz Posted October 29, 2011 Posted October 29, 2011 If they are returning the money - I don't see how it can be categorized under fraud.
Blue Panther Posted October 29, 2011 Posted October 29, 2011 Lol, i knew this would happen in delhi. 2 of my friends got pissed off yesterday...:hysterical:
varun Posted October 29, 2011 Posted October 29, 2011 its Gurgaon (Jaggery VIllage) not Dilli :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical:
Yoda-esque Posted October 29, 2011 Posted October 29, 2011 Must have skimmed the money and given them speakers of the kind used in Marriages.
Yoda-esque Posted October 29, 2011 Posted October 29, 2011 Hey Delhi folk! Listen to the Indian fusion Metallica instead.. 9hYxweLBfG8&feature=fvwrel
EnterTheVoid Posted October 29, 2011 Posted October 29, 2011 Saw Metallica LIVE. **** man, that was one of the BEST concerts I have ever been to.
WC2011INDIA Posted October 29, 2011 Posted October 29, 2011 This is why the concert should have been in Noida. Gaon mein concert rakhogey toh aisa hi hoga :hysterical::hysterical: Noida >> Gurgaon. Better planned city than Gurgaon
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