Five Arrested in Vandalism Case Following Lionel Messi's Event in Kolkata

Five persons have been arrested in connection with a vandalism case, registered after chaos broke out during footballer Lionel Messi’s event at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan inSalt Lake, Kolkata. The case was lodged at the Bidhannagar South police station. The arrested have been identified as Subhopratim Dey, Gourab Basu, Basudev Das, Sanjay Das, and Abhijit Das. This comes a day after Shatadru Dutta, the main organiser of the Lionel Messi GOAT India Tour 2025, was denied bail by a local court in Bidhannagar and remanded to 14 days of police custody. Dutta was arrested by Bidhannagar police atKolkataairport while he was scheduled to fly toHyderabadon Saturday.