The chief organiser of Argentine footballer Lionel Messi’s India tour, Satadru Dutta, was on Sunday denied bail and sent to 14-days police custody , a day after fans vandalised the venue in West Bengal’s Kolkata over poor management, The Indian Express reported.

Messi is in the country until Monday for the three-day GOAT (Greatest of All Time) India Tour 2025. After completing the Kolkata and Hyderabad legs of the tour, he is now in Mumbai and is due to visit Delhi on Monday.

He is also joined by his Inter Miami teammate Luis Suárez and Argentine footballer Rodrigo De Paul.

At Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday, thousands of spectators from several parts of the country had arrived to catch a glimpse of Messi. The footballer’s convoy entered the stadium at 11.30 am.

However, as t

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