Lionel Messi’s Kolkata event at Salt Lake Stadium ended in chaos, with police detaining the organiser for mismanagement. Fans vandalised the venue after failing to see Messi clearly. CM Mamata Banerjee apologised and ordered a judicial probe into the incident

Kolkata: Chaos at the Salt Lake Stadium during a Lionel Messi event on Saturday escalated into a major law-and-order episode, with police detaining the prime organiser for alleged mismanagement, even as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ordered a high-level inquiry and apologised to fans who failed to see the football icon.

What was billed as a marquee sporting spectacle unravelled into disorder as thousands of spectators protested after being unable to get a clear glimpse of Messi, triggering vandalism inside the stadium

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