Archive · 6 Sep 2026
Jadavpur University Students Criticise Probe Into August Violence
Violence happened at Jadavpur University on August 20.
Three police complaints, called FIRs, were filed afterward.
ABVP members say Left supporters attacked some of their members.
Left student leaders say ABVP supporters entered the campus and damaged property.
Police collected security-camera footage from the university.
However, no one had been arrested by the Saturday mentioned in the report.
Both student groups say they are unhappy with the investigation.
They also say university officials have acted faster to remove graffiti than to seek action in the cases.
Three FIRs were filed after violence on and outside Jadavpur University on August 20.
Police have collected CCTV footage but had made no arrests by Saturday, according to sources.
ABVP says 11 people named in its complaint over an alleged attack remain unarrested.
Left student leaders accuse ABVP supporters of vandalising the campus and threatening women.
Students say university authorities focused on removing graffiti rather than pressing for investigation progress.
- Who
- ABVP and Left student unions, Kolkata Police, and Jadavpur University authorities are involved.
- What
- Students criticised the lack of visible progress in the investigation into August 20 campus violence and vandalism.
- When
- The violence occurred on August 20; more than a fortnight later, no arrests had been reported by Saturday.
- Where
- Jadavpur University and areas outside its campus in Kolkata.
- Why
- The groups want arrests and faster action over alleged attacks, trespassing, vandalism, and threats.
ABVP’s concerns
Left unions’ concerns
Alleged attacks and accountability
ABVP’s concerns
ABVP says Left student supporters attacked its members and that 11 people named in its complaint have not been arrested.
Left unions’ concerns
The SFI student leader cited in the report says ABVP supporters rampaged through the campus, threatened women, and should face action.
Assessment of the police probe
ABVP’s concerns
ABVP says police recorded statements from its supporters but has not made visible progress in investigating their complaint.
Left unions’ concerns
Left student unions say CCTV footage identifies the alleged offenders, yet police have not arrested anyone or contacted them about their case.
Role of university authorities
ABVP’s concerns
ABVP’s reported criticism focuses on the lack of arrests and progress in the police investigation.
Left unions’ concerns
The Left says university officials are prioritising graffiti removal and are not putting enough pressure on police to advance the cases.
- Incident date
- August 20
- Cases filed
- Three FIRs were registered after the violence.
- Police action
- Police formally entered the campus and collected CCTV footage.
- Arrests
- No arrests had been reported by the Saturday cited in the report.
- ABVP complaint
- ABVP unit president Nikhil Das said 11 people were named over an alleged attack.
- Campus damage
- The report says ABVP supporters allegedly raided the campus twice and damaged the university emblem designed by Nandalal Bose.
- University response
- University authorities removed graffiti and allowed a Kolkata Municipal Corporation team to enter the campus for the work.