Messi India tour organiser Satadru Dutta was denied bail and sent to 14-day police custody after violent chaos broke out at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium during the football event.

A Bidhannagar court on Sunday refused bail to Satadru Dutta — the promoter and chief organiser of the Lionel Messi “G.O.A.T. India Tour” event in Kolkata — and remanded him to 14 days'

The Kolkata leg of the event turned chaotic as fans vandalised the venue, alleging poor management and accusing politicians of hogging Messi’s time, leaving them without even a glimpse.

A West Bengal court on Sunday sent Satadru Dutta, the promoter and organiser of footballer Lionel Messi’s GOAT India Tour 2025, to 14-day police custody. Dutta, who was arrested by the Kolkata Police following the chaos at the Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday, was produced before the Bidhannagar Court on Sunday.

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-appointed inquiry committee visited the venue on Sunday to assess the damage,

It was an absolute mess at Kolkata's Salt Lake Stadium over the arrival of football great Lionel Messi on Saturday morning.

Following the breaking out of a riot at the Salt Lake Stadium in the wake of enraged fans during Lionel Messi's tour visit in Kolkata, West Bengal police have detained the chief organisers and will begin investigations over the event.