Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) A division bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Monday, rejected the plea for a central agency probe into the “mismanagement” during an event at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata earlier this month involving Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi that ultimately led to chaos and vandalism within the stadium. The hearing on the public interest litigations demanding a central agency probe in the matter was concluded at the division bench of the Calcutta High Court’s Acting Chief …
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Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) A division bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Monday, reserved the order on a plea seeking a central agency probe into the “mismanagement” during an event at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on December 13 involving Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi that ultimately led to chaos and vandalism within the stadium.The hearings for the public interest litigations with the twin demands for a central agency probe, both in the event of chaos and financial irregularities behind …
Kolkata, Dec 20 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the chaos during football legend Lionel Messi’s event in Kolkata held last week, has prevented the transfer of ticket sales money from the Yuba Bharati Krirangan to the account of the main organiser Satadru Dutta. At the same time, numerous documents related to Messi’s event have been recovered from Dutta’s house in Hooghly district’s Rishra, police sources said.It is also reported that Rs 22 crore have been seized from Dutta’s …
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Mumbai, Dec 17 (IANS) Bollywood singer Rahul Vaidya took to social media to highlight how football legend Lionel Messi, despite being a global icon, chose to stay true to his roots and culture, even during his visit to India.Rahul wrote, “One thing we Indians must learn from Messi: Own your language. Own your culture. English is a skill — not a master. Learn it well, but don’t be enslaved by it. Looking down on your own language is the real insecurity. Global icon. Zero language insecurity…
Kolkata, Dec 17 (IANS) Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Verma on Wednesday said that Argentine football star Lionel Messi’s event schedule at the Salt Lake Stadium was changed at the last minute and that following the change, the police department did not hear from the organiser anymore.According to the police commissioner, Messi was initially scheduled to stay at the Taj Bengal, which falls under the jurisdiction of Kolkata Police. Later, the event schedule was altered and Messi stayed at the …
Kolkata, Dec 17 (IANS) One more person has been arrested in connection with the vandalism during Lionel Messi’s event at Salt Lake Stadium on December 13, taking the number of those arrested to six, the Bidhannagar police said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, a Special Investigation Team (SIT), formed by the West Bengal government on Tuesday, began its probe into the matter.According to police sources, the sixth arrest was made late on Tuesday night. The arrested person has been identified as Rupak Mand…