Messi Kolkata tour controversy: Former Bengal minister Aroop Biswas, three others face FIR
Key points
- An FIR has been registered against TMC leader and former West Bengal sports minister Aroop Biswas in connection with the controversy surrounding the visit of Football star Lionel Messi in Kolkata, West Bengal last year.
- The FIR was filed by Bidhannagar Police on Saturday after event organiser Satadru Dutta lodged a police complaint against him.
- The FIR mentions multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
- The FIR also mentions West Bengal DGP and current Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Kumar, the minister's kin and Kolkata Municipal Corporation councillor Juin Biswas and I&CA department secretary Shantanu Basu, holding them responsible for the mayhem at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan or the Salt Lake Stadium.
- Satadru Dutta also alleged that he was made a "scapegoat" out of it.
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An FIR has been registered against TMC leader and former West Bengal sports minister Aroop Biswas in connection with the controversy surrounding the visit of
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Key Takeaways
- An FIR has been registered against TMC leader and former West Bengal sports minister Aroop Biswas in connection with the controversy surrounding the visit of Football star Lionel Messi in Kolkata, West Bengal last year.
- The FIR was filed by Bidhannagar Police on Saturday after event organiser Satadru Dutta lodged a police complaint against him.
- The FIR mentions multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
- The FIR also mentions West Bengal DGP and current Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Kumar, the minister's kin and Kolkata Municipal Corporation councillor Juin Biswas and I&CA department secretary Shantanu Basu, holding them responsible for the mayhem at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan or the Salt Lake Stadium.
- Satadru Dutta also alleged that he was made a "scapegoat" out of it.
📌 Source: LiveMint
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