The city police on Sunday sent a notice to DNA Networks,the organisers of the Metallica concert in Gurgaon,asking them to explain their stand on the recent cancellation of the show and charges of cheating leveled against them. This comes after city police arrested four persons from DNA Networks on charges of cheating,a day after the Metallica concert was cancelled. Deputy Commissoner of Police (East) Maheshwar Dayal told Newsline,We have sent a notice to the organisers asking them to explain their stand. We have also asked them to extend their full cooperation with the police investigation. Those arrested include a general manager (operations) at DNA. They have been identified as Ashok Kumar (Maharastra),Umesh Chinara (Delhi),Rajesh (Bangalore) and Severa Fillero (Mumbai). They have been charged under Section 420 and 406 of the IPC. The four have been sent to six days of judicial custody. Dayal further said the notice has also asked the company to explain in detail the sale of tickets and the amount gained from it. A large number of people have lost their money and they (the organisers) need to explain the details of their ticket sales and income made from it, said Dayal. The district administration has already sent a fax to the Indian Bank in Bangalore to freeze the bank account of DNA Networks. The administration said the show was cancelled without any prior information to the ticket buyers or the district administration,causing law and order problem. The administration has also asked the bank to not allow any more payment to the organisers from the account,pending clearance from the Gurgaon administration. They might also face a ban from hosting further events, said Deputy Commissioner P C Meena. Police sources said there are chances of more arrests. On October 28,the crowd gathered for the concert vandalised the stage and damaged equipment worth Rs 1 crore,after hearing about the cancellation of the show.
