Inside chaos at Kolkata stop of Lionel Messi’s India tour
Digest more
The 45-year-old self-described sports entrepreneur and influencer has been arrested for Saturday's fiasco at Kolkata's Salt Lake stadium and sent to police custody for 14 days.
Sunil Gavaskar pinned the blame for Kolkata Chaos on Lionel Messi after his premature exit from the Salt Lake Stadium led to massive outrage and vandalism by fans.
Kolkata's Messi event descended into chaos due to severe mismanagement by organisers, according to Police Commissioner Mukesh Kumar. A planned two-hour spectacle was drastically cut to 20 minutes, sparking crowd anger and unrest.
India Today on MSN
Was Kolkata's Messi mess-up an own goal from the start?
Official bodies, such as the Indian Football Association, weren't roped in for the Salt Lake Stadium event; the VIP circle around Lionel Messi only riled up ticket-paying fans
Dutta first came into the spotlight in 2012 when he organised a match between Brazil Masters and Indian Masters at Salt Lake Stadium. Just before the match began, a senior goalkeeper from Colombia allegedly refused to play after not receiving full payment.
Kolkata, Dec 15: Police have arrested three more people in connection with the vandalism at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan stadium in Kolkata’s Salt Lake, said the police on Monday. Earlier in the day, the Bidhannagar police arrested two people in connection with the incident.
21hon MSN
“Metro took decades, statue took 40 days”: Vlogger’s remark on Messi statue in Kolkata goes viral
A colossal Lionel Messi statue in Kolkata has ignited a global social media storm. A German vlogger's surprised reaction, questioning the rapid const
The 26th CABLE TV SHOW 2025 Kolkata – one of the largest trade shows on digital cable television, broadband and OTT in India and the Saarc region – is set to take off from 17th December till 19th December 2025 at the Biswa Bangla Mela Prangan (Milan Mela)