Messi tour organiser files complaint against former West Bengal Minister, former top cop for ‘sabotaging’ event
Lionel Messi tour organiser Satadru Dutta has filed a police complaint against former West Bengal Minister Aroop Biswas and others for allegedly sabotaging the event. Dutta claims he was made a scapegoat for the chaos that erupted during Messi's appearance at the Salt Lake stadium in December 2025. The newly appointed sports minister has announced a fresh investigation into the incident following Dutta's complaint.
- ▪Satadru Dutta alleges that Aroop Biswas and others were responsible for the chaos at the Messi event.
- ▪Dutta claims he was coerced into handing over complimentary tickets that were sold at inflated prices.
- ▪The event ended in vandalism after Messi's brief appearance, leading to intense criticism and Biswas's resignation.
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Lionel Messi tour organiser, Satadru Dutta, has lodged a police complaint against TMC leader and former West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas and three others, including the State's former top cop, alleging they were responsible for the chaos that unfolded at the Salt Lake stadium last December and that he was made a "scapegoat" out of it.Mr. Dutta lodged the complaint at the Bidhannagar South police station on Monday (May 18, 2026) evening, in which he also named former DGP and TMC Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Kumar, the Minister's kin and Kolkata Municipal Corporation councillor Juin Biswas and I&CA department secretary Shantanu Basu, holding them responsible for the stadium mayhem.The event organiser, who was subsequently arrested and spent 38 days in jail, sought police intervention,…
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