15 hrs ago
ABGP Seeks FIR Over Alleged Assault, Vandalism At SRFTI Event
Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat held a programme at the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute in Kolkata.
The organisation says about 30 to 40 people entered the hall shortly after the event began.
It alleges that the visitors shouted slogans and damaged photographs, idols, mementoes and a banner.
ABGP also says some members were assaulted and that women and older people were mistreated.
It claims some people outside the hall stopped members from leaving.
The organisation says some members were kept in vehicles for several hours without water or toilets.
It says injured members are receiving medical care.
ABGP has asked police to register a case and investigate.
Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat says it booked an SRFTI hall for a programme attended by about 250 members.
The organisation alleges that 30-40 people carrying SRFTI Student Union banners entered the hall and disrupted the event.
ABGP alleges that photographs, idols, mementoes and its banner were vandalised during the disruption.
The complaint claims members, including women and elderly people, were assaulted, harassed, threatened and forcibly removed.
ABGP says some members were held in vehicles for several hours and has sought an FIR and investigation.
- Who
- The Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat’s Paschim Banga Prant and alleged members of the SRFTI Student Union were involved in the incident described in the complaint.
- What
- ABGP alleges that its programme was disrupted, property was vandalised, and members were assaulted, harassed and confined.
- Where
- A programme hall and parking area at the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute in Kolkata.
- When
- The programme began at about 1:30 p.m.; ABGP says some members were held from around 2:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The article gives no calendar date.
- Why
- ABGP is seeking police action over alleged criminal trespass, unlawful assembly, assault, wrongful confinement, harassment, threats and disruption of its gathering.
Key facts
- Organisation
- Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat, Paschim Banga Prant
- Venue
- Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata
- Hall payment
- Rs 32,700, according to the complaint
- Reported attendance
- About 250 members
- Alleged group size
- Approximately 30-40 people allegedly entered the hall
- Alleged confinement
- Some members were reportedly held in vehicles from about 2:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- Requested action
- Registration of an FIR and investigation into the alleged offences
Quotes
Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat Paschim Banga Prant
Organisation that submitted the complaint about the SRFTI event
“In view of the above, you are requested to kindly investigate the matter immediately, ensure necessary stringent penal actions against the perpetrators for offences of criminal trespass, unlawful assembly, assault, wrongful confinement, sexual assault of our female members and disruption of lawful & peaceful gathering and threat to the lives of our members.”
freepressjournal.in
“Barely 10 minutes after the commencement, some fringe elements (almost 30-40 in number), along with Banners of the SRFTI STUDENT UNION (stating the slogan " Resist Hindutva Fascism"), forcibly entered our program hall and started creating a ruckus and disruption by anti-religious slogans”
freepressjournal.in
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