Kolkata, May 31 -- Satadru Dutta, the main organiser of Lionel Messi's GOAT India Tour-Kolkata Edition, has filed an FIR against former West Bengal Sports Minister, Aroop Biswas, alleging extortion, criminal intimidation, abuse of influence and the illegal diversion and sale of complimentary tickets, accreditation cards and close-proximity passes linked to the high-profile event held in Kolkata last year.

The FIR, lodged at Bidhannagar South Police Station on Saturday, seeks an investigation into Biswas and his alleged associates over their purported role in the distribution and monetisation of event access materials issued for the GOAT India Tour-Kolkata Edition featuring Argentine football legend Lionel Messi at Vivekananda Yuba Bharat...