The Palarivattom police have registered a case over alleged trespass on the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium at Kaloor, Kochi, Kerala, which is at the centre of a political controversy fuelled by uncertainties about the visit of Lionel Messi-led Argentina football team’s visit to the city.
The case was registered on Wednesday (October 29, 2025) based on a complaint filed by the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA) alleging a group of people entered the stadium without permission from it and ignoring objections from security personnel.
The complaint was filed after a delegation led by District Congress Committee president Muhammed Shiyas entered the stadium on Tuesday evening (October 28). The first information report (FIR) registered by the police, however, has not named any individual. The case has been registered against “unknown persons”.
According to the FIR, the accused allegedly entered the stadium forcefully without the permission of GCDA authorities and after manhandling security guards there. The accused have been charged under Section 131 (assault or criminal force without grave provocation), 329 (criminal trespass) and 189 (unlawful assembly) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
