KOLKATA: Football legend Lionel Messi 's India Tour event organiser and the prime accused in the Salt Lake Stadium chaos, Satadru Dutta, has claimed "influential people" pressured him to triple the number of access cards for the event. This, he claimed, led to Messi feeling "unhappy about being touched or hugged" by random people.Dutta, arrested within hours of the chaos, also told Kolkata police SIT that Messi was paid Rs 89 crore for the India tour, while Rs 11 crore was paid as tax to govt. Police also said Dutta had not made any specific statements regarding financial irregularities linked to the event.Police said Dutta blamed "everyone" around Messi on Dec 13 for the chaos.So far, Bengal police have registered two cases in connection with the incident.
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Published at: 2025-12-20 19:24:38
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