The world of entertainment and event management continues to be a largely murky one in the country, with transparency and accountability at a premium. For instance, district entertainment duty (ED) department functionaries have informed MiD DAY that the organisers and venue owner for DJ Dash Berlin’s performance cheated them by officially declaring lower ticket rates and fewer spectators.

District entertainment duty officer Mohini Chavan said that Submerge – the event management company owned by Nikhil Chinapa – claimed that the ticket rate for the show was just Rs 500 for a couple and did not share the information about the international artiste’s performance. Chavan also maintained that permission was taken for entry of just 200 couples. However, when ED department officials visited the venue on Saturday night, they found at least 300 couples present.