Overview
- Bidhannagar police converted organiser Satadru Dutta’s complaint into multiple FIRs on May 30 and named Aroop Biswas as the prime accused.
- The FIRs invoke provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita covering extortion, cheating, criminal intimidation, criminal conspiracy and common intention.
- Police say preliminary inquiry found Biswas forcibly took roughly 22,000 complimentary tickets and that those passes were later sold on the black market.
- Investigators have issued a summons asking Biswas to appear in early June and he has moved for anticipatory bail, with the court admitting the plea.
- Dutta has also filed a civil claim seeking Rs 100 crore in damages and the case is being watched for its impact on accountability for event security and political responsibility after a change in the state government.