India, Feb. 10 -- Clearing the air over stopping an Ed Sheeran performance on a Bengaluru street on Sunday, a video of which has gone viral on social media, the city police has responded by saying that they had not granted the permission to the artist for busking, given the busy nature of traffic at the Church Street where the performance was held.

While the police admitted that a member from the UK artist's team did reach out to them for permission, it was not granted.

"A member among the event organisers came to meet me to seek permission for the streetside performance at Church Street. I refused to give permission because Church Street gets very crowded. That is the reason he was asked to vacate the place," news agency ANI quoted DCP...