Messi event organiser arrested, says Bengal top cop after violent chaos makes CM Mamata Banerjee apologise
Updated on: Dec 13, 2025 03:14 pm IST
“Govt has constituted a committee that will look into all aspects, including whether there was any mismanagement on the organiser’s side,” said DGP Rajeev Kumar
The police in Kolkata have arrested the organiser of Saturday’s event around Argentine footballer Lionel Messi’s visit at Salt Lake Stadium, where fans got violent as he only stayed for a few minutes and was not visible to most attendees.
“There was some kind of anger or anxiety in the fans saying that he’s not playing. The plan was that he would come here, wave, meet certain people and leave,” West Bengal director general of police Rajeev Kumar told news agency PTI.
“Now the government has already constituted a committee that will look into all aspects, including whether there was any mismanagement on the organiser’s side, or anything else,” he added.
The state police chief said the organiser “is giving in writing” that tickets would be refunded. “Now the situation is under control,” he said.
Additional DGP (law and order) Jawed Shamim said, “The FIR has been lodged, and the chief organiser has been arrested.”
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
Published: 2025-12-13 15:05:00
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