India, Dec. 15 -- Bidhannagar Police Commissioner Mukesh Kumar, who accompanied the Governor and the members of the inquiry committee set up by the state government to investigate the fiasco surrounding the Kolkata leg of Lionel Messi's GOAT India tour, revealed details of all the lapses in management during the event on December 13. The event, which was supposed to mark the grand opening of Messi's four-city tour and a return to Kolkata after 14 years, descended into chaos, and the Police chief blamed it on "clear mismanagement."

The police commissioner, as quoted by The Indian Express, said the event at the Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday was scheduled to last nearly two hours but was cut short to just 20 minutes after chaos erupted.

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