Kolkata, June 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The cops of the Bidhannagar (South) Police Station under Bidhannagar City Police in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Tuesday sent a notice for interrogation to Aroop Biswas, the former West Bengal Sports Minister, in connection with an FIR registered against him last week over vandalism at the Yuva Bharati Krirangan in Salt Lake during Lionel Messi’s GOAT India Tour on December 13 last year.
In the notice, Biswas was asked to appear at the Bidhannagar (South) Police Station by June 5.
Biswas, a four-time Trinamool Congress legislator from the Tollygunge Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district, was defeated this time by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Papiya Adhikari, an actress-turned politician, by a margin of over 6,000 votes.
The police registered the FIR on May 30, based on a complaint filed by the main organiser of the Messi event, Satadru Dutta, on May 17.
Welcoming the move, Dutta told media persons on Tuesday evening that the police were heading in the right direction to identify those responsible for the mess at the Messi event in December last year.
Earlier, during the previous Trinamool Congress regime, police had arrested Dutta in connection with the Yuva Bharati incident. He was later released on bail.
On May 17, Dutta filed a written complaint against Biswas and several others. Based on that complaint, the Bidhannagar South Police Station registered an FIR against the former minister.
After the FIR was registered on May 30, Dutta thanked current West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, current state Sports Minister Nishith Pramanik, and the state’s Director General of Police, Sidh Nath Gupta.
In his complaint, Dutta claimed that Biswas had black-marketed about 22,000 tickets for the Messi event. Based on that allegation, the Bidhannagar South Police Station has started an investigation. Incidentally, the new Sports Minister, Nishith Pramanik, had spoken about opening a file on the Messi event fiasco after taking charge.
Source: IANS
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