India, Dec. 13 -- The police in Kolkata have arrested the organiser of Saturday's event around Argentine footballer Lionel Messi's visit at the Salt Lake stadium, where fans got violent as he only stayed for a few minutes and was not visible to most attendees.

"There was some kind of anger or anxiety in the fans saying that he's not playing. The plan was that he would come here, wave, meet certain people and leave," West Bengal director general of police Rajeev Kumar told news agency PTI. "Now the government has already constituted a committee that will look into all aspects."

Scores of people lost their cool and hurled bottles and chairs, at Yubha Bharati Krirangan (stadium) in Salt Lake, after they did not get a proper glimpse of Mess...