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Injured SRFTI Student Recounts Assault During Campus Protest
Students at the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute protested a programme organized by the Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat.
One student said a sharp object cut his back during the confrontation.
He said several students ran across campus to escape a crowd.
He took shelter in a friend’s hostel room.
He also said students were chased into the library.
The student alleged that stones were thrown from the institute’s gate afterward.
Another student was badly hurt in the face and needed surgery.
The Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat disputes the students’ account and says its own members were attacked.
The injured student said the incident continues to affect him and that students still oppose the use of campus facilities for the group’s programme.
An SRFTI student said a sharp object slashed his back during a September 27 campus confrontation.
Students were protesting an Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat programme held at the institute.
The student alleged that members chased protesters and that stones were later thrown from the campus gate.
At least two students were hospitalised, including one who required facial surgery after being struck by a stone.
The Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat denied attacking students and alleged that its members were assaulted instead.
- Who
- Students of the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute and members of the Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat were involved; the latter denied attacking students and alleged that its members were assaulted.
- What
- A confrontation during a student protest allegedly involved physical assaults, a back injury, stone throwing and hospitalisations.
- Where
- The Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute campus, including its Main Theatre, library, hostel area and gate.
- When
- September 27, at around 2pm; the injured student spoke anonymously on the following Thursday.
- Why
- Students were protesting a programme organized on campus by the RSS-linked Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat and objecting to the use of a campus facility by the organization.
Student Account
ABGP Account
Who initiated the violence
Student Account
The injured student said an ABGP member kicked a protesting student, members tried to seize his phone, and a crowd chased protesters.
ABGP Account
The Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat denied attacking students and alleged that its members were assaulted instead.
Damage to the ABGP poster
Student Account
The student said protesters did not tear down the poster when they entered the auditorium and did so only after being assaulted and chased.
ABGP Account
The ABGP was reported to claim that students tore down its poster bearing images of Swami Vivekananda and Bharat Mata immediately after entering the auditorium.
Use of the campus facility
Student Account
The student said protesters would continue opposing the use of an institute facility for a programme by the RSS-linked organization.
ABGP Account
The article does not provide the ABGP’s position on whether its programme should be held on the campus.
Key facts
- Institute
- Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute
- Organization at issue
- Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat
- Protest date
- September 27
- Reported injury
- The interviewed student said a sharp object slashed his back.
- Hospitalisations
- At least two students were hospitalised.
- Surgery
- A student whose face was hit by a large stone required surgery.
- Psychological impact
- The interviewed student said he continues to feel watched or followed.
Quotes
An anonymous injured SRFTI student
A student who says he was injured during the campus protest and assault
“someone is following me, coming at me”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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