Dar es Salaam, Feb. 10 -- DELHI, INDIA: British pop star Ed Sheeran was stopped from busking in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru on Sunday, with police saying he didnt have the necessary permissions.

A video showing a local police officer unplugging Sheerans microphone on Bengalurus Church Street – a crowded shopping and entertainment area – has since gone viral.

Officials told the ANI news agency a request from Mr Sheerans team to busk on the road was rejected to avoid congestion in the area.

But Sheeran insisted on Instagram that “we had permission to busk, by the way. Hence, us playing in that exact spot was planned out before. It wasnt just us randomly turning up. All good though. See you at the show tonight....