Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Jadavpur University Files Cases After Campus Violence and Emblem Damage
Jadavpur University in Kolkata has reported violent incidents on its campus to the police.
The university said a crowd entered around midnight and that there were fires, damage and students locked inside a building.
It also reported damage to an old university emblem designed by artist Nandalal Bose.
The emblem was damaged while a group carrying saffron flags tried to enter through a closed gate.
ABVP said it did not damage the emblem and blamed left-wing groups.
SFI and DSO said ABVP supporters broke it while trying to climb the gate.
Students from ABVP and left-leaning groups also fought, and several students were hurt.
The groups are demanding an impartial investigation and preservation of CCTV footage.
Jadavpur University filed two police complaints over campus violence, alleged property damage and a midnight crowd’s entry.
The complaints cover an attempted attack on the main gate, fires, students being locked inside a building, stone-pelting and damage to a historic emblem.
The emblem, designed by Nandalal Bose, was damaged Thursday as a group carrying saffron flags tried to enter through Gate No. 4.
ABVP denied responsibility and blamed ultra-left, Naxalite, SFI and RSF elements, while SFI and DSO accused ABVP activists.
The confrontation followed a Faculty of Engineering and Technology Students’ Union meeting and left several students injured, with some hospitalized.
- Who
- Jadavpur University officials, ABVP, SFI, RSF, DSO and left-leaning student groups were involved or named in the dispute.
- What
- The university filed police complaints over campus violence, attempted entry, fires, alleged vandalism and damage to its historic emblem.
- When
- The complaints were filed Friday; the main clashes and emblem damage occurred Thursday, after a student-union meeting on Wednesday.
- Where
- Jadavpur University’s campus in south Kolkata, including Gate No. 4 and the area near the 8B bus stand.
- Why
- The confrontation began around a Faculty of Engineering and Technology Students’ Union meeting, while the groups dispute who attempted entry and damaged the emblem.
ABVP’s allegations and demands
SFI, DSO and opposing allegations
Responsibility for emblem damage
ABVP’s allegations and demands
ABVP denied involvement and alleged that SFI and RSF orchestrated the damage as part of ultra-left and Naxalite politics.
SFI, DSO and opposing allegations
SFI and DSO alleged that ABVP activists broke the emblem while trying to scale the closed Gate No. 4.
Cause of the confrontation
ABVP’s allegations and demands
ABVP said the incident reflected a broader effort to target Indian cultural, heritage and nationalist symbols, and called for an impartial investigation.
SFI, DSO and opposing allegations
Left-leaning groups resisted what they described as an ABVP entry attempt; the article reports that both sides accused each other of bringing outsiders onto campus.
Investigation and accountability
ABVP’s allegations and demands
ABVP demanded preservation of CCTV footage, identification of those involved, security for historic structures and strict legal action regardless of political affiliation.
SFI, DSO and opposing allegations
The university’s complaints sought police investigation and measures to prevent similar incidents, while the article does not report a separate response from SFI or DSO on the university’s complaints.
- Institution
- Jadavpur University
- Location
- South Kolkata
- Police complaints
- Two complaints were filed by the university on Friday.
- Damaged heritage
- A historic university emblem crafted by Nandalal Bose was damaged.
- Reported incidents
- The complaints mention attempted gate damage, fires, students locked inside a building, stone-pelting and water-bottle throwing.
- Injuries
- Several students were injured, and some were taken to hospital.
- ABVP demand
- The organisation called for an impartial probe, preservation of CCTV footage and legal action against those responsible.