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Calcutta High Court gives relief to former Minister Aroop Biswas from coercive action in Messi event fiasco

Calcutta High Court gives relief to former Minister Aroop Biswas from coercive action in Messi event fiasco

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Argentine footballer Lionel Messi with former West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday (June 10, 2026) granted interim protection to former Sports Minister and senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA from Tollygunge Aroop Biswas against any coercive action in the Lionel Messi event case. The case against Mr. Biswas was filed by organiser Satadru Datta, alleging extortion, cheating, and misuse of political influence. The event held in December 2025 at the Salt Lake stadium ended in massive chaos and vandalism, and led to major embarrassment for the ruling government on the international stage. This is the first incident of relief given by the High Court to any top TMC leader since the crackdown began on them after their massive electoral loss. Many top leaders have been jailed in the past month. Mr. Biswas had moved the court seeking protection against any coercive action after an FIR was filed against him. However, Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya questioned Mr. Biswas why he had failed to turn up for questioning …

Aroop Biswas summoned again in Lionel Messi event chaos case

Aroop Biswas summoned again in Lionel Messi event chaos case

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Former West Bengal sports minister Aroop Biswas has been summoned by the police in connection with a case related to chaos at the Lionel Messi event at Salt Lake Stadium last year, after he failed to appear before the investigators by Friday.  The TMC leader, who had earlier cited health issues and stated that he was not in a position to attend the summons, has been asked to appear before the investigators on June 8. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link