US EditionMessi’s Kolkata Visit Row: Organiser Satadru Dutta Denied Bail, Sent to 14 Days’ Police Custody
Satadru Dutta was detained after crowd mismanagement led to early event termination and ticket refunds at the chaotic Salt Lake Stadium stop of Messi's GOAT India Tour.
- On December 13, 2025, Satadru Dutta, promoter and organiser of the GOAT India Tour, was detained after the chaotic kickoff at Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata.
- Crowds overwhelmed security at Salt Lake Stadium as fans reported waiting since around 8 am and organiser Satadru Dutta's mismanagement aggravated tensions, leading spectators to breach the pitch and cause damage.
- Messi virtually unveiled a 70-foot statue in Lake Town, Kolkata, before arriving with Rodrigo De Paul and Luis Suarez, while organiser Satadru Dutta received him at the airport; Sujit Bose said, `He gave his consent for the statue, and they are also happy`.
- Authorities have filed an FIR and launched a probe, with organisers promising written refunds to ticket holders, while Justice Ashim Kumar Ray chairs the enquiry committee.
- Organisers in Hyderabad report a planned 7 pm kickoff and heightened security at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad, with a 10-minute football stint planned for Messi.
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Messi’s tour of India led to total chaos at the first stop. It was in Calcutta. The Argentine – recent MLS champion – made a brief appearance at the Salt Lake stadium alongside Luis Suárez and Rodrigo de Paul. He only appeared for 20 minutes and unleashed the discontent of the attendees. Several fans, who had paid around 115 euros for the entrance, threw the seats in protest. The police arrested the main instigators and the minister of West Beng…
Lionel Messi India tour organiser Satadru Dutta denied bail, sent to 14-day police custody
The organiser of the Lionel Messi GOAT India tour, Satadru Dutta, in a major development, has been denied bail after he was arrested due to the chaos at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on December 13. After being denied bail, he has also been sent to police custody for 14 days. Notably, Dutta was detained by the police while he was en route to Hyderabad after the Kolkata leg of Lionel Messi’s GOAT tour. Due to the Argentine forward being hounde…
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NewsDrumBengal governor denied entry to Salt lake stadium amid Messi chaos
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose was “denied” entry into the Salt Lake Stadium, after chaos and crowd trouble at the venue marred an event featuring football legend Lionel Messi. Bose described the denial of entry on Saturday evening as an affront to the constitutional position of the governor, and sought a reply from the authorities. “I never write a report without seeing the spot… My report is half-ready. I want to see for myself …
The scandal generated in Calcutta during Lionel Messi’s failed visit to India pointed out to a man: Satadru Dutta, the head of the GOAT Tour 2025 tour of 10 by the Asian giant. The businessman promotes his proximity to football stars through his company’s social networks, A Satadru Dutta Initiative. Dutta was arrested according to media reports from that country. Upon confirmation of the arrest, the Deputy Director General (DG) of Public Order, …
After inaugurating a statue in his honor of more than 20 meters high, Lionel Messi attended the stadium Juba Bharati Krirangan in Calcutta this Saturday, in one more act of his tour of India. However, the visit of the Argentine footballer did not go out of the way expected and ended up leading to riots among the fans who had come to see him in person and in the subsequent arrest by the local authorities of the promoter of the event.The star of I…
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