Inside chaos at Kolkata stop of Lionel Messi’s India tour
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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.
Angry fans tore up banners and lobbed water bottles onto the ground at Kolkata’s at Salt Lake Stadium after Lionel Messi was escorted out by security after spending less than 20 minutes at the venue.
Kolkata's Messi event descended into chaos due to severe mismanagement by organisers, according to Police Commissioner Mukesh Kumar. A planned two-hou
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.
West Bengal Governor denied access to Salt Lake Stadium during a chaotic Messi event. Demands probe into disorder & insult to constitutional office.
West Bengal Governor denied entry to Salt Lake Stadium post-vandalism during Messi's visit, sparking fan protests over mismanagement.
The incident happened after Messi left the field after only 20 minutes after arriving at the stadium at 11.30 AM via car.
A day after spectators went on a rampage during Argentine football icon Lionel Messi’s event at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium, members of a Bengal government-appo
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Messi's Kolkata event: 2 arrested for vandalism at Salt Lake Stadium
The Kolkata Police arrested two people for vandalising Salt Lake Stadium during Messi's visit.