Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Kolkata Police Forms SIT To Probe SRFTI Clash Violence
A fight happened at a film and television institute in Kolkata on September 27.
The groups involved included SFI-associated students and ABGP organisers.
The groups disagree about why the argument started and who became violent.
Students said they were not properly informed about the event and were insulted and attacked.
ABGP said it had permission and that SFI members disrupted its programme.
Police created a six-person team to find out what happened.
The team may study CCTV footage, witness accounts and other evidence.
Its first report was expected on October 1, and no one had been arrested or detained at the time of the reports.
Kolkata Police formed a six-member Special Investigation Team led by Additional Commissioner Kunal Agarwal.
The SIT will investigate clashes at the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute on September 27.
The reports differ on the number of FIRs, citing either three or four cases at Panchasayar Police Station.
SFI-associated students and ABGP organisers gave conflicting accounts about event permission, slogans, alleged insults and assaults.
No arrests or detentions had been reported, and the SIT was due to submit its first report on October 1.
- Who
- Kolkata Police, led by Additional Commissioner Kunal Agarwal, is investigating clashes involving SFI-associated students and Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat organisers.
- What
- A six-member Special Investigation Team was formed to investigate violent clashes and related FIRs.
- When
- The incident occurred on September 27 at around 1 p.m.; the SIT's first report was due on October 1.
- Where
- The clashes occurred at the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute campus in Kolkata.
- Why
- The SIT will examine the circumstances behind the clash, including disputed claims about event permission, slogans, banners, alleged insults and assaults.
SFI-Associated Students' Account
ABGP Organisers' Account
Permission for the event
SFI-Associated Students' Account
Students alleged that SRFTI management allotted the auditorium to an RSS-affiliated organisation without informing them.
ABGP Organisers' Account
ABGP said it had received permission from the authorities to hold the programme.
What triggered the confrontation
SFI-Associated Students' Account
Students said they questioned the event and were called 'militants' and 'Bangladeshis'; they alleged they were assaulted after protesting.
ABGP Organisers' Account
ABGP alleged that SFI members disrupted the programme without provocation and tore down pictures and banners of Bharat Mata and Swami Vivekananda.
Slogans and police response
SFI-Associated Students' Account
Students said slogans including 'Jai Shri Ram' and 'Jai Bhim' were met with counter-slogans of 'Azadi', and some accused police of recording complainants' details instead of taking immediate action.
ABGP Organisers' Account
ABGP alleged that SFI members raised 'Azadi' slogans; police said a large force was sent after receiving reports of clashes and later created the SIT.
- Investigation body
- Six-member Special Investigation Team
- SIT leader
- Kunal Agarwal, Additional Commissioner of Police
- Incident date
- September 27
- Location
- Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute campus, Kolkata
- FIRs
- The reports differ, citing three or four FIRs at Panchasayar Police Station
- Investigation methods
- CCTV footage, scene information, eyewitness statements and questioning of relevant people
- Initial report
- Due to the state government on October 1
- Arrests
- No arrests or detentions had been reported
