Lionel Messi’s three-day tour of India began on a chaotic note in Kolkata after fans damaged stadium seats and entered the pitch following the football star’s early exit from Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday.
Messi was scheduled for a 45-minute visit to the stadium, but his appearance lasted just 20 minutes.
Soon after Messi's departure, fans ripped up stadium seats and other objects on to the field while many were seen climbing over the ring fence that separated the fans and the pitch.
Satadru Dutta, the event’s chief organiser, has been detained by police after the Argentine star left Kolkata.
The Argentine football star moved to Hyderabad later on Saturday before visiting Mumbai and New Delhi in the coming days.
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