Lionel Messi, Salt Lake stadium and Kolkata
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At least three Public Interest Litigations (PILs), including one filed by BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari, were submitted in the Calcutta high court on Monday
According to Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate, based on CCTV footages of Yuva Bharati Krirangan or Saltlake stadium, south Bidhannagar police had arrested Gaurav Basu and Shubhrapratim Dey from Nagerbazar area in Kolkata for the vandalism inside the stadium on December 13.
West Bengal Governor denied access to Salt Lake Stadium during a chaotic Messi event. Demands probe into disorder & insult to constitutional office.
A Lionel Messi fan from West Bengal’s Cooch Behar took flower pots from the outside of Salt Lake Stadium after La Pulga’s Kolkata visit ended in chaos.
The incident happened after Messi left the field after only 20 minutes after arriving at the stadium at 11.30 AM via car.
Messi last visited India in September 2011, when he captained Argentina in a friendly match against Venezuela at Kolkata’s Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium). Over 75,000 fans witnessed Argentina’s 1–0 victory, sealed by defender Nicolás Otamendi.
Fans stormed the Salt Lake stadium pitch and damaged property during Lionel Messi's visit. Uprooted chairs and broken fencing marked the unrest. The s