BookMyShow.com - A leading online movie ticket booking portal has been banned in Hyderabad as per the Andhra Pradesh govenrment's orders.
BookMyShow.com is banned after the arrest of its local manager Mr.Sunil under the grounds of violation of the Section 9A of the AP Cinema Regulations Act. The booking portal for hyderabad area will remain closed till further notice from the Govt of AP.
As per Panjagutta Inspector Mr. Ashok Chakravarthy, "The site did not have permission from the licensing authority or the government and were also collecting convenience charges more than the stipulated amount by the government. As per the government's oder, only 6/- has to be charged per ticket sale, where as it is being charged Rs 16.50."
BookMyShow.com is portal of Big Tree Entertainment. Now, police are also investigating other online booking portals like ticketnew, humsurfer, indyarocks.com, and easymovies.com.
Now, the movie-goers have to stand in queues at the box-office counters for booking tickets.
