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SRFTI Students Continue Class Boycott Until Accused Are Arrested
Students at the Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute are still staying away from classes.
They say they will return only after people accused of attacking students are arrested.
The institute's vice-chancellor condemned the violence and said safety measures were being strengthened.
Students said those words did not explain clearly what was being done to protect them.
Some first-year students are worried about returning to rented rooms away from campus.
The institute has opened other rooms for them to use for now.
A state investigation team has started looking into the September 27 clashes and submitted an initial report.
The ABGP denies the students' allegations, and an institute official has asked students to wait for the investigation.
SRFTI students said they would continue boycotting classes despite Vice-Chancellor Santosh Ajmera's appeal to return.
Students said those accused of attacking them had not been arrested and called the institute's safety assurances inadequate.
A state-appointed special investigation team submitted its first report on the September 27 clashes to the chief secretary.
The institute opened its Transit Hostel and two staff quarters for first-year students reluctant to stay in off-campus accommodation.
The ABGP denied the allegations; an institute official said an FIR had been lodged and urged students to await the probe.
- Who
- Students of the Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute, institute officials, and the Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat (ABGP).
- What
- Students are continuing their class boycott until those they accuse of attacking students are arrested.
- Where
- At the Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute and students' off-campus accommodation.
- When
- The boycott decision was reported after the vice-chancellor's Thursday appeal; the clashes occurred on September 27.
- Why
- Students say the accused have not been arrested and that the institute has not adequately explained how it will ensure their safety.
Students' concerns
Institute and ABGP responses
Whether classes should resume
Students' concerns
Students say the academic boycott will continue until the people accused of attacking students are arrested.
Institute and ABGP responses
An institute official said students should return to classes while the investigation is completed.
Campus safety and alleged attacks
Students' concerns
Students allege ABGP members attacked them and tried to enter the campus, and say safety assurances have not addressed their concerns.
Institute and ABGP responses
The ABGP denied the allegations; the vice-chancellor condemned violence and said campus safety was being strengthened.
Key facts
- Institute
- Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute (SRFTI)
- Clash date
- September 27
- Investigation
- A state-government-appointed special investigation team submitted its first report to the chief secretary on Thursday.
- Arrests
- No arrests had been made by Friday evening, according to the article.
- Temporary accommodation
- The institute opened its Transit Hostel and two staff quarters for first-year students.
- Institute response
- The vice-chancellor condemned violence and said steps were being taken to strengthen campus safety.
- ABGP response
- The ABGP denied the allegations.
Quotes
Students’ union leader
A leader of the SRFTI students’ union.
“Members of the ABGP tried to storm the campus. However, no one has been arrested. Until the offenders are arrested we will not resume classes.”
telegraphindia.com
“There can be no justification for violence within an academic institution.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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