India, Aug. 26 -- British rock band The Police might have broken up four decades ago, but tensions within the band refuse to die down. According to a report by The Sun, the former band's frontman, Sting is reportedly being sued by his former bandmates Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland over royalties for the 1983 hit Every Breath You Take.

According to the report, the guitarist and drummer have issued the 73-year-old singer-songwriter with a High Court writ. The court filing, listed under "general commercial contracts and arrangements," names Sting - under his legal name Gordon Matthew Sumner - along with his company Magnetic Publishing Limited, as defendants.

A source told The Sun, "Lawyers have repeatedly tried to reach settlements out...