Archive · 29 Sep 2026
SRFTI Classes Suspended for Second Day After Campus Violence
Classes at a film school in Kolkata were stopped for the second day.
Students are refusing to attend classes because they say the campus was not safe.
They said people from outside came onto campus and attacked students.
The Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat said its members were assaulted instead.
The argument and violence happened during a programme held on Sunday.
Some filming and production work that had already been planned continued.
Police registered three cases about the incident.
Police are also watching the institute's main entrance while officials talk with students.
Classes at the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute remained suspended for a second day on Tuesday.
Students continued their academic boycott, citing unresolved demands for improved safety and security.
Some pre-scheduled shooting and production work continued despite the suspension of academic activities.
The violence occurred Sunday during a programme organised by the Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat.
Three FIRs were registered, while police maintained a presence outside the institute's main gate.
- Who
- Students and officials of the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, members of the Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat, and police.
- What
- Academic classes and activities remained suspended as students continued a boycott after campus violence.
- When
- Classes were suspended for a second consecutive day on Tuesday; the clash occurred on Sunday.
- Where
- The Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute campus in Kolkata.
- Why
- Students are demanding safety and security and accountability over the alleged breach of campus security.
Students' account
Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat's account
What happened during the programme
Students' account
Students alleged that members of the Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat attacked them after they protested a political programme on campus.
Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat's account
The organisation claimed that its members were assaulted.
Response to the incident
Students' account
Students said campus safety had failed, criticised the delay in police intervention, and demanded accountability for the alleged security breach.
Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat's account
The available report does not state specific demands or accountability measures sought by the organisation.
- Institute
- Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute
- Status
- Classes and academic activities had not resumed on Tuesday.
- Continuing work
- Some shooting and production work for pre-scheduled projects continued.
- Incident
- Several people were injured in a Sunday clash during an Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat programme.
- Police cases
- Three FIRs were registered: one police suo motu case and two complaints filed by an Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat functionary and the institute dean.
- Police presence
- Police were stationed outside the institute's main gate.