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Lionel Messi's India visit cost…: Satadru Dutta, GOAT India Tour's arrested organiser, reveals financial details
The tour cost Rs 100 crore including Rs 11 crore tax, with crowd mismanagement at Kolkata's Salt Lake Stadium causing Messi to cut his appearance short.
- On December 15, Satadru Dutta detailed the tour's finances to investigators, saying Lionel Messi was paid Rs 89 crore and Rs 11 crore tax was paid to the Indian government, totaling Rs 100 crore.
- After a VIP arrived, organisers tripled access from 150 ground passes, and Bidhannagar police and SIT are probing if this caused the crowd control breakdown earlier this month.
- The security team's alarm over crowding prompted an early exit, with Messi leaving Salt Lake Stadium before the scheduled four-hour programme as crowds swarmed him.
- West Bengal set up a Special Investigation Team and Sports Minister Aroop Biswas resigned amid criticism, while Satadru Dutta's bank account with about Rs 20 crore was frozen as probes continued.
- The tour concluded in New Delhi on December 15 after visiting three cities, with organisers saying sponsors and ticket purchasers each provided 30 per cent of revenue.
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