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Three FIRs Registered After Clashes at Kolkata’s SRFTI Campus
A disagreement at a film school in Kolkata turned into a physical clash.
The event was organised by an RSS-affiliated group called the Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat.
Some students questioned why the event was being held on campus and whether students had been properly informed.
The organisers said students tore down posters and damaged the event venue.
Students said the organisers insulted them and that some students, including women, were attacked.
Police officers also said they were manhandled during the unrest.
Several people were injured and taken to a hospital.
Three police cases, called FIRs, were filed about the incident.
Police are investigating, but nobody had been arrested or detained at the time of reporting.
Three FIRs were registered at Panchasayar Police Station after clashes at SRFTI in Kolkata.
The complaints came from the Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat, SRFTI officials or students, and police acting suo motu.
The organisers alleged that students vandalised the event venue, abused attendees, and restrained members for hours.
Students alleged that the event was held without informing the wider student body and that organisers insulted and assaulted them.
Police said an investigation was underway, several injured people were hospitalised, and no arrests or detentions had been made.
- Who
- The Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat, SRFTI students and officials, SFI members, and police were involved in or named in complaints about the clash.
- What
- Three FIRs were registered over allegations of vandalism, assault, threats, unlawful restraint, and police manhandling during a campus event.
- Where
- The incident took place at the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute in Kolkata; the FIRs were filed at Panchasayar Police Station in Mukundapur.
- When
- The clash occurred on Sunday afternoon, and the FIRs were reported on Monday.
- Why
- The dispute concerned an event held in the SRFTI auditorium, whether students had been informed, and competing allegations of violence and misconduct.
Students’ allegations
Organisers’ allegations
Event approval and notification
Students’ allegations
Students alleged that the RSS-affiliated group was permitted to hold the event without informing the general student body.
Organisers’ allegations
The organisers questioned why students objected to the programme being held in an educational institution’s auditorium.
Conduct during the clash
Students’ allegations
Students alleged that organisers called them “militants” and “Bangladeshis” and assaulted protesting students, including female students.
Organisers’ allegations
The organisers alleged that students tore down banners and images of Bharat Mata and Swami Vivekananda, abused attendees, and restrained members for several hours.
Police and violence allegations
Students’ allegations
Students alleged that several people were injured during the chaos and that aggression occurred on campus.
Organisers’ allegations
The police alleged that unidentified students manhandled officers, while the organisers accused police of non-cooperation.
Key facts
- FIRs registered
- Three separate FIRs
- Police station
- Panchasayar Police Station, Mukundapur
- Event organiser
- Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat, described as an RSS affiliate
- Complaints
- One complaint came from the organiser; another was attributed to SRFTI officials or students, while the third was filed by police suo motu
- Reported injuries
- Students, two faculty members, and other individuals were alleged to have been injured; several people were taken to hospital
- Police access
- Police reportedly waited outside for hours because the main gate was locked from inside
- Police action
- An investigation began, but no one had been arrested or detained
Quotes
Deputy Commissioner (East)
Police officer overseeing the response to the SRFTI clash
“We cannot act outside the law. Action will be taken against the accused in accordance with the law.”
thestatesman.com
Anurag Kashyap
Filmmaker who commented on the SRFTI unrest on social media
“This is what they stole the votes for in Bengal. This and so much more.”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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