Overview
- An FIR was registered on May 17 under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita after organiser Satadru Dutta accused Aroop Biswas and others of extortion, cheating and criminal intimidation in the December 13 Messi event.
- The former minister made a second appearance before Bidhannagar police on Monday and was questioned for several hours while protesters gathered outside the station.
- Investigators say they have collected videos that show Biswas on the pitch with Lionel Messi and facilitating relatives’ entry, and officers asked him to explain those clips.
- Biswas told police he used a ‘sports quota’ to gain pitch access but did not produce documentary proof, leaving the organiser’s claim that about 22,000 complimentary passes were misused unresolved.
- The probe is ongoing, police expect further summonses later this month, and the Calcutta High Court has kept interim protection for Biswas in place until July 2 while ordering him to cooperate with investigators.