Satadru Dutta, the organiser of Lionel Messi event in Kolkata was on Sunday (December 14, 2025) produced before a Court which remanded to 14 days of police custody.
Mr. Dutta was arrested by Bidhannagar City Police on Saturday (December 13, 2025), hours after football fans vandalised Salt Lake Stadium minutes after Lionel Messi left the venue. Fans were upset that despite buying tickets at a high price, they were unable to catch a glimpse of Lionel Messi, as organisers surrounded the football legend. When Dutta was produced in the court some locals raised slogans calling the accused “ thief”.
Messi event chaos: Inquiry panel members reach Salt Lake stadium to carry out inspection
Members of the enquiry committee set up by West Bengal government to probe vandalism at Salt Lake Stadium including State’s Chief Secretary Manoj Pant and Home Secretary Nandini Chakraborty and chairperson of the committee Justice (retd) Asim Kumar Roy visited the Salt Lake Stadium on Sunday (December 14, 2025).
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has set up an investigation committee to investigate the cause of the chaos that erupted at Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday (December 13, 2025), headed by retired Justice Roy. After visiting the stadium the members of the committee held a meeting.
