Hours after the much-awaited visit of Argentine football icon Lionel Messi to Kolkata turned into a ‘messy’ event, organizer Satadru Dutta reportedly tried to leave the city for Hyderabad, where Messi had a scheduled program, but was stopped from doing so by officials. The organizer was reportedly run from the plane moments before take-off from the Kolkata airport and arrested. Satadru Dutta – the chief organizer of GOAT India Tour 2025 – who has widely promoted the event as “a Satadru Dutta initiative” – ​​found himself in the limelight on Saturday after scenes of mayhem erupted at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium. The fans, who came in large numbers, barely got a glimpse of Messi – leading to angry fans vandalizing the stadium. Dutta asked to leave, assurance of refund – What happened at the airport? Satadru Dutta reportedly made it to the plane, but it was only a matter of minutes after Director General of Police Rajeev Kumar reached the Kolkata airport and ordered that Dutta be stopped from flying out of the city, officials said. According to a report by TOI, Satadru Dutta arrived at the airport around 12.25 pm, completed security checks and boarded the plane around 12.40 pm. Police officers arrived at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on Sunday, where Satadru Dutta accompanied Messi and his Inter Miami teammates ahead of the next leg of the footballer’s India tour. Dutta was asked to leave the plane at around 1pm and was detained in a vehicle on the tarmac while the police decided on the next course of action. During this time, he allegedly tried to negotiate with officials—initially denying responsibility for the Salt Lake Stadium fiasco and later offering to post a personal bond guaranteeing refunds to nearly 60,000 spectators, said a report by TOI quoting witnesses. Salt Lake Stadium fiasco What was projected as a landmark celebration of global football quickly unraveled into scenes of confusion and anger at Salt Lake Stadium – Kolkata – after angry fans threw water bottles, chairs at officials when they missed out on catching a glimpse of their beloved footballer Lionel Messi. View Full Image Kolkata: Satadru Datta, the main organizer of the Lionel Messi football rally at Salt Lake Stadium, is brought to the Bidhannagar court in Kolkata on Sunday, December 14, 2025. Satadru was arrested on Saturday after widespread chaos at the venue, which saw the Argentine World Cup field champion leave early. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) (PTI12_14_2025_000116B) (PTI) From ₹4000 to amounts going as high as ₹32,000 – the unrest was fueled by frustration among fans who paid huge sums to catch a glimpse of Indian football in Kolkata. Their anger was directed at a group of nearly 100 people who surrounded Messi upon his arrival at the Salt Lake Stadium. The group included West Bengal sports minister Aroop Biswas, Mohun Bagan president Debasish Dutta, general secretary Srinjoy Bose and members of Messi’s entourage including Luis Suárez and Rodrigo De Paul. View full image Satadru Dutta – the organizer of the Kolkata leg of GOAT India Tour 2025 – who has widely promoted the event as “a Satadru Dutta initiative” – ​​found himself in the spotlight on Sunday after scenes of chaos erupted at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium, forcing the Argentine captain to leave the venue after barely 20 minutes. On Sunday, a court in Bidhannagar sent Satadru Dutta to 14 days of police custody as authorities probe widespread disorder that broke out during the Argentine superstar’s GOAT India Tour 2025 stop in the city.