Lionel Messi’s brief 22-minute appearance at Salt Lake stadium ended in chaos as 60,000 disgruntled fans, unable to see the star, erupted in violence. Frustration over poor visibility and absent celebrities led to mayhem, including arson, vandalism, and a police lathi-charge, lasting over an hour.

Satadru Dutta was arrested at the airport a day earlier in the Messi event mismanagement case.

The Special Task Force of the Uttar Pradesh Police arrested Alok Pratap Singh, who had been dismissed from service for the second time in 2019, on December 2.