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Former West Bengal curate Aroop Biswas appeared earlier the Bidhannagar Police connected Monday (June 22, 2026) for the 2nd clip successful transportation with the probe into alleged irregularities surrounding an lawsuit featuring Argentine shot prima Lionel Messi.
Mr. Biswas had earlier skipped 3 summonses earlier appearing for questioning for the archetypal time connected Thursday (June 18, 2026).
The lawsuit stems from a ailment lodged by lawsuit organiser Shatadru Dutta, who accused Mr. Biswas of summons black-marketing, extortion, cheating and transgression intimidation successful transportation with the high-profile shot lawsuit held astatine Salt Lake Stadium connected December 13 past year.
An FIR was registered connected May 17 nether assorted provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including cheating, extortion and transgression intimidation.
Mr. Dutta has alleged that astir 22,000 tickets for the lawsuit were sold successful the achromatic marketplace and claimed that Mr. Biswas utilized his presumption arsenic Sports Minister to exert undue power implicit the programme.
The lawsuit had ended with sections of spectators allegedly vandalising parts of the stadium, claiming that they failed to drawback a glimpse of Messi contempt paying thousands of rupees for a summons arsenic influential radical kept him surrounded connected the ground.
Mr. Dutta was arrested successful transportation with the lawsuit and spent 37 days successful custody earlier securing bail. After his release, helium repeatedly accused Mr. Biswas of being liable for the event’s nonaccomplishment and the fiscal losses suffered by the organisers.
Newly appointed Sports Minister Indranil Khan has besides precocious alleged superior mismanagement during the Messi lawsuit and claimed the occurrence had embarrassed shot fans successful West Bengal.
