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: Almost everything that could have gone wrong at Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday did, a TOI post-mortem conducted 24 hours after the massive Messi mess has revealed. Eyewitnesses who had a ringside view of the chaos were near-unanimous about where it all began.

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 entry to Salt Lake Stadium post-vandalism during Messi's visit, sparking fan protests over mismanagement.

West Bengal Governor denied access to Salt Lake Stadium during a chaotic Messi event. Demands probe into disorder & insult to constitutional office.

The incident happened after Messi left the field after only 20 minutes after arriving at the stadium at 11.30 AM via car.

Two persons arrested in Salt Lake Stadium vandalism case after chaos at Messi's Kolkata event

Chaos erupted at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Saturday as spectators, who had paid hefty amounts for tickets to see Argentine football icon Lionel Messi, protested after being unable to catch a clear glimpse of the soccer player.

In a letter to the Governor, Suvendu Adhikari wrote, "truly independent enquiry committee, headed by a sitting Judge of the Calcutta High Court, assisted by persons of unimpeachable integrity who have no institutional, administrative, or political affiliation with the State Government."