Bidhannagar police arrested three more persons on Thursday night in connection with the vandalism at Salt Lake Stadium during Lionel Messi’s visit to Calcutta last Saturday, taking the total arrest count to nine. The three accused have been identified as Riju Das, Soumyadip Das and Tanmay Dey. Messi’s visit to Calcutta was cut short as the Argentine player had left the stadium before the scheduled time. The police said they were identifying people “frame by frame” and arresting them. The police had started another case of possible negligence against the primary event manager, Satadru Dutta, and arrested him hours after the event.

Source: The Telegraph December 20, 2025 01:47 UTC