At least three Public Interest Litigations (PILs), including one filed by BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari, were submitted in the Calcutta high court on Monday

KOLKATA: Almost everything that could have gone wrong at Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday did, a TOI post-mortem conducted 24 hours after the massive Messi mess has revealed. Eyewitnesses who had a ringside view of the chaos were near-unanimous about where it all began.

Kolkata: West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on Monday said he will send a separate report to the Central government outlining his observations on the lapses in management at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata during the December 13 event featuring Argentine football star Lionel Messi.

Messi's Kolkata visit ended in chaos at Salt Lake Stadium as poor crowd management left fans unable to see him. It triggered anger among fans and an early exit by players made it worse. Fans ended up throwing bottles,

The Kolkata leg of the event turned chaotic as fans vandalised the venue, alleging poor management and accusing politicians of hogging Messi’s time, leaving them without even a glimpse.

According to Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate, based on CCTV footages of Yuva Bharati Krirangan or Saltlake stadium, south Bidhannagar police had arrested Gaurav Basu and Shubhrapratim Dey from Nagerbazar area in Kolkata for the vandalism inside the stadium on December 13.

Following the breaking out of a riot at the Salt Lake Stadium in the wake of enraged fans during Lionel Messi's tour visit in Kolkata, West Bengal police have detained the chief organisers and will begin investigations over the event.