Kolkata, Dec. 16 -- Bidhannagar Police have so far arrested five persons in connection with the vandalism that broke out at Salt Lake Stadium during an event attended by Argentine football icon Lionel Messi here on Saturday.
Two of the accused - Shubhra Pratim Dey and Gaurab Basu - were arrested from Nagerbazar on Monday morning, while three others, Basudeb Das, Sanjay Das and Abhijit Das, were picked up later in the day from Jyangra in Baguiati.
Police said the accused were identified through video footage captured during the chaos at the stadium. Enraged spectators, upset over the lack of visibility of Messi and his hurried exit from the venue, allegedly hurled water bottles and chairs onto the ground before going on a rampage inside th...