Stuck in Bengaluru customs dept, Ricky Kej's Grammy medal cleared after 2 months

It was a Twitter post that finally made it possible for celebrated music composer Ricky Kej to be reunited with his Grammy award as it was stuck with Bengaluru's customs department for two months. Reads his posts here.

BENGALURU: Hours after Grammy winning music composer Ricky Kej took to the social media to inform that his medal from this year’s award was stuck at the customs department in Bengaluru for more than two months, the celebrated artist later on Tuesday said that the issue is set to get resolved by Wednesday.

Music composer Ricky Kej with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi after winning the Grammy earlier this year. (ANI File Photo)

“Good news: Thanks to the quick, swift intervention by the Customs of India, my Medallion has cleared customs and will be delivered tomorrow. Just got a call from Fedex. This would not be possible without the Customs officials going over & above their duty to ensure this is done,” Ricky Kej said in a post on Twitter.

Earlier in the day, Kej wrote to the Bengaluru customs department on social media about the issue and requested them to resolve the matter at the earliest.

“Request urgent help @ChennaiCustoms @mumbaicus1 @CommrBlrCityCus @Customs_India. I recently won a Grammy Award, my medallion is stuck in Customs Bengaluru for over 2 month. @FedEx @FedExHelp @FedExIndia is nonresponsive and not helpful. Could you please help me get my medal?,” the music composer and environmentalist said in a Twitter post in the morning.

Kej won the Grammy for his album ‘Divine Tides’ earlier this year along with Stewart Copeland.

“Would sincerely request everyone not to blame Customs for this. They may not be aware what the product is... or what its purpose is. They are probably following procedure. The motive of this tweet was to let them know of the package, and hopefully they will release it to me,” Kej had written.

The customs department immediately responded on the microblogging platform, seeking details of the package and assuring to resolve the issue.

“Namaste, Heartily Congratulations for winning prestigious Grammy Award. Help us by providing tracking No. or any reference.. for early clearance. @FedExIndia .. pl do needful on priority,” the Bengaluru commissioner of city customs said.