Kolkata: Promoter and organiser of Lionel Messi's GOAT India Tour 2025, Satadru Dutta, appeared before Bidhannagar Court on Sunday, a day after his arrest linked to the disorderly episode at Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday.

The court remanded him to 14 days of police custody.

Messi's Kolkata segment of the GOAT Tour spiralled into mayhem Saturday as ticket-holders furious over steep prices at the Salt Lake Stadium event hurled bottles and tried forcing gates between stands after the Argentine star departed prematurely. Enraged supporters vandalised the Kolkata venue, decrying shoddy organisation and slamming VIPs and politicians for monopolising the football legend's presence and time, denying fans any sight of Messi.

Tensions peaked as irate crowds pushed to storm the pitch, targeting th

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