Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Kolkata Police Review Jadavpur Clashes Footage; No Arrests Yet
Police went to Jadavpur University to investigate violence that happened on August 19 and 20.
They spoke with university officials and asked for security-camera videos.
The trouble reportedly involved ABVP and Left-backed student groups.
Several students were reportedly hurt, and fires were reported in parts of the campus.
The university's emblem at one gate was damaged.
The university filed a case against 11 unnamed people for alleged trespassing and vandalism.
No one had been arrested when the reports were published.
The university also created a committee led by a retired judge to examine what happened.
A separate political protest demanded action over the violence.
Kolkata Police visited Jadavpur University on Tuesday, met officials and sought CCTV footage from the August 19-20 violence.
The incidents involved alleged clashes between the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and Left-backed student organisations, with several students reportedly injured and fires reported.
The university emblem at Gate No. 4 was damaged during an August 20 demonstration, while the university later filed an FIR against 11 unnamed people for alleged trespassing and vandalism.
A new inquiry committee led by retired judge Pranab Kumar Chatterjee, also reported as Pranab Chattopadhyay, will begin work on August 27.
No arrests had been made, while BJP and saffron-backed organisations separately protested and demanded action over the campus violence.
- Who
- Kolkata Police, Jadavpur University authorities, ABVP, Left-backed student organisations, and protesting BJP and saffron-backed groups.
- What
- Police are investigating August 19-20 campus violence, alleged clashes, fires, damage to the university emblem, and alleged trespassing and vandalism.
- When
- The violence occurred on August 19 and 20; police visited on Tuesday; the university filed an FIR on August 21; the inquiry committee's first meeting is scheduled for August 27.
- Where
- Jadavpur University in Kolkata, including the area near Gate No. 4.
- Why
- The investigation and inquiry were initiated over reported violence and vandalism, while BJP and saffron-backed organisations demanded action.
Investigators and University Authorities
Political Protesters
Response to the Campus Violence
Investigators and University Authorities
Kolkata Police and Jadavpur University are pursuing a formal investigation, reviewing footage, examining the reported vandalism, and forming an inquiry committee.
Political Protesters
The BJP and saffron-backed organisations held a protest march and demanded action over the violence and damage on campus.
- Police inspection
- A plain-clothes Kolkata Police team visited the campus and sought CCTV footage from August 19 and 20.
- Police meeting
- Assistant Commissioner of Police Manoj Kumar Jha met Registrar Selim Box Mondal; the police team spent about 45 minutes in the registrar's office.
- Reported violence
- The incidents allegedly involved ABVP and Left-backed student organisations; several students were reportedly injured and fires were reported.
- Damaged emblem
- The university emblem at Gate No. 4, designed by Nandalal Bose, was damaged during the unrest.
- University FIR
- The university filed an FIR against 11 unnamed individuals for alleged trespassing and vandalism on August 19 and 20.
- Inquiry committee
- The reconstituted committee is headed by retired judge Pranab Kumar Chatterjee; another report spells his surname as Chattopadhyay, and its first meeting is scheduled for August 27.
- Arrests
- No arrests had been made by police at the time of the reports.
