6 days ago
Police Question Two ABVP Supporters Over Jadavpur University Attack
Police are investigating violence at Jadavpur University.
They questioned two students who support ABVP.
The students said they were attacked on campus on August 19.
One student said the trouble began during an argument about a student general body meeting.
He also alleged that he was insulted because of his caste background.
ABVP supporters had entered the campus more than once and were accused of vandalism.
Police are examining CCTV footage and university notices about campus entry rules.
No one had been arrested by Wednesday, and the investigation was continuing.
Kolkata Police recorded statements from Jadavpur University students Aritra Sarkar and Nikhil Das.
Both students said they were assaulted on campus on the night of August 19.
Das alleged the attack followed disputes over the validity of a general body meeting.
ABVP supporters allegedly entered and vandalised the campus twice, including damaging an emblem by Nandalal Bose.
Police have filed cases based on ABVP and SFI complaints, while no arrests had been made by Wednesday.
- Who
- Kolkata Police questioned Jadavpur University students Aritra Sarkar and Nikhil Das, both described as ABVP supporters.
- What
- Police recorded their statements as part of an investigation into alleged assaults, vandalism and violence at the university.
- Where
- The violence occurred on the Jadavpur University campus, while the questioning took place at Jadavpur police station.
- When
- The alleged assaults occurred on August 19; the students were questioned on Monday, and police said on Wednesday that the investigation was continuing.
- Why
- Police are investigating complaints from ABVP and SFI supporters, as well as a separate complaint by university authorities about campus violence.
ABVP Supporters' Account
Other Complainants and Authorities' Account
Cause of the confrontation
ABVP Supporters' Account
ABVP supporters said they entered the campus for what their leaders called a “surgical strike” and a “Ram Navami puja,” and two supporters alleged they were assaulted after questioning a general body meeting.
Other Complainants and Authorities' Account
SFI supporters and university authorities also filed complaints connected to the campus violence; the article does not provide their detailed accounts of the confrontation.
Campus conduct
ABVP Supporters' Account
Nikhil Das alleged that he was abused over his SC/ST status and then attacked after going to campus as a senior student.
Other Complainants and Authorities' Account
The police and university are investigating broader allegations of violence and vandalism, including reported damage to the emblem designed by Nandalal Bose.
Key facts
- Questioned students
- Aritra Sarkar, a third-year engineering student, and Nikhil Das, a PhD scholar.
- Students' affiliation
- Both students were described as supporters of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).
- Police action
- Statements were recorded at Jadavpur police station on Monday.
- Cases filed
- Police opened cases based on complaints from ABVP and SFI supporters, plus another case against unknown persons based on a university complaint.
- Evidence collected
- Police conducted a CCTV-camera recce, collected CCTV footage and seized three university notices about entry and exit rules.
- Arrests
- No arrests had been made by Wednesday.
Quotes
Nikhil Das
A Jadavpur University PhD scholar and ABVP supporter who said he was assaulted on campus.
““Aritra and other students (supporters of the ABVP) were present in the general body (GB) meeting on the campus that night. When they started to question the validity of the general body meeting, saying there was no existence of any union, they came under attack,””
telegraphindia.com
““As our juniors came under attack, they called us because we are their seniors. So, we went to the campus,””
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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