According to Mehtab Hossain, things began to spiral out of control when “influential people” repeatedly breached security protocols to get close to Messi. Playing for Diamond Harbour was former India international Mehtab, for whom featuring on the occasion of an Argentine legend’s visit had become something of a ritual. He had earlier played a friendly match during Diego Armando Maradona’s visit to Kolkata in 2017.
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