Members of a rock band were allegedly beaten up by members of the audience who were upset that they had not played Kannada songs during a performance at a shopping mall Phoenix Marketcity. Though the alleged incident took place on Friday, band members lodged a complaint with the Mahadevapura police on Tuesday.
One of band members, Anubhav, who plays the keyboard, sustained injuries. According to the police, he is on the mend and out of danger.
In their statement to the police, the musicians said they had finished their gig and were packing up when two men approached them and demanded that they play Kannada songs. “The band told them that the concert was over and that they would have to get permission from the organisers to start playing again,” said the police.
Enraged by this, the duo allegedly attacked the musicians with a mike stand. When one of the members of the band tried to record the incident on a phone, the number of attackers increased. Security guards of the mall rushed to the spot and rescued members of the band.
The band later posted about the incident on social media and filed a complaint on Tuesday. They told the police that they had played a Kannada song as part of their set.
“We have taken up a case and are verifying CCTV footage to identify the attackers,” said the police.
In a press release, Phoenix Marketcity condemned the incident. “This was an altercation between two individuals post event. Our security guards took prompt action. We are a multilingual and multicultural venue. We take pride in the diversity of events and entertainment we offer. ”
