India, Feb. 10 -- British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran's live performance was halted by the Bengaluru police on Sunday citing lack of permission. Sheeran, however, has maintained that he and his team had the permission "to busk" and that they didn't turn up "randomly" at the spot.

The incident took place at Church Street in Bengaluru on Sunday morning. Videos of the incident quickly gained traction on social media, showing Sheeran announcing, "So, we were gonna play more than one song. But, right now let's play one song, alright," before beginning to sing.

Just before the singer could finish the refrain of the song, a policeman stepped in and pulled the cables attached to the microphone and musical instruments.

"They have no permission...