Overview
- Bidhannagar Police registered an FIR on May 31, 2026 after organiser Satadru Dutta lodged a complaint accusing Aroop Biswas of coercion and other crimes related to the December 13, 2025 Messi appearance.
- The complaint alleges Biswas and associates forced organisers to hand over about 22,000 complimentary tickets and accreditation passes that were then diverted or sold on the black market, and names multiple Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections including cheating, extortion and criminal intimidation.
- Dutta also accuses Biswas of breaching restricted security zones and approaching Lionel Messi in ways that alarmed the player’s security team, and he says the probe should review access‑pass records, CCTV and witness statements to verify those claims.
- The FIR names several others for investigation, including former West Bengal DGP Rajeev Kumar, councillor Jui Biswas and I&CA secretary Shantanu Basu, and police say those named may be summoned as the inquiry proceeds.
- Satadru Dutta, who was arrested after the December incident and spent over a month in custody, says he only filed the complaint after a change in state government while Aroop Biswas denies wrongdoing and calls the allegations politically motivated which could widen political and administrative scrutiny of event security and VIP access rules.