Messi Tour Chaos: WB Sports Minister Aroop Biswas resigns, SIT constituted to probe negligence
Summary
West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas resigned after chaos at Messi's GOAT India Tour in Kolkata, triggering investigations and departmental actions.
Key Points
- West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas resigned following the chaos during Messi's GOAT India Tour in Kolkata.
- A Special Investigation Team comprising IPS officers has been constituted to investigate the incident.
- Senior police officers including the Director General of Police and Commissioner of Police Bidhannagar have been served notices regarding mismanagement.
- Mismanagement led to fan unrest and vandalism at Salt Lake Stadium during Messi's Kolkata event, leading to police custody of the event promoter Satadru Dutta.
