Archive · 11 Oct 2026
SRFTI Students Demand Security, Continue Boycott After Campus Clashes
Students at a film and television institute in Kolkata are asking for better security.
They have stopped attending classes since September 27.
The protest began after students objected to a programme held on campus.
The programme was organised by a consumer awareness group linked to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
A clash happened after the disagreement.
Several people were hurt, including two teachers, according to PTI.
The students are continuing their class boycott.
Students at the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute in Kolkata continued boycotting classes.
The boycott began on September 27, following rising tensions over a campus programme.
The event was organised by the Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat, a consumer awareness group affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
Students opposed the programme held in an institute auditorium, and a clash followed.
PTI reported that several people, including two faculty members, were injured.
- Who
- Students at the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute; several people, including two faculty members, were injured.
- What
- Students continued a class boycott and demanded security after a campus clash.
- When
- The boycott began on September 27; the article does not specify the year.
- Where
- The Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute campus in Kolkata.
- Why
- Tensions escalated after students opposed a programme organised by the Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat on campus.
Students opposing the programme
Programme organisers
Campus programme
Students opposing the programme
Students opposed the programme held in the institute auditorium.
Programme organisers
The programme was organised by ABGP, described as a consumer awareness group affiliated with the RSS; the article does not provide organisers' views on the dispute.
- Institute
- Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI)
- Location
- Kolkata
- Boycott began
- September 27; year not specified
- Event organiser
- Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat (ABGP)
- ABGP description
- A consumer awareness group affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)
- Reported injuries
- Several people, including two faculty members, were injured, according to PTI