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SIT Investigates Clash at Satyajit Ray Film Institute
A fight happened at a film school on September 27.
The West Bengal government created a team to find out what happened.
The team visited the school and spoke with officials and students.
It also looked at the auditorium and the main gate.
Students said they did not know the auditorium had been rented to a consumer-rights group linked to the RSS.
They said some people attacked students and want those responsible punished.
The group that held the event showed a video that it said showed students disrupting the programme.
Students are currently refusing to attend theory classes until the institute explains what happened.
The investigation team is expected to send an initial report to the government.
A state-appointed special investigation team visited the SRFTI campus after the September 27 clash.
The team questioned institute officials and students and inspected the Main Theatre and campus entrance.
Students alleged they were not informed that the auditorium had been rented to the RSS-linked ABGP.
The SIT is examining CCTV footage and social-media videos showing competing accounts of the confrontation.
Students have stopped attending theory classes and are seeking assurances about safety and accountability.
- Who
- A state-appointed special investigation team, Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute officials and students, and members or supporters of the Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat were involved.
- What
- The SIT investigated a clash during an ABGP programme at the institute and examined competing video accounts.
- Where
- At the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute campus, including its Main Theatre and main gate.
- When
- The clash occurred on September 27; the SIT visited the campus on Wednesday and was expected to submit an initial report on Thursday.
- Why
- The investigation was ordered to determine what happened during the confrontation, including allegations of student assaults, programme disruption and questions about auditorium rental procedures.
Student account
ABGP-linked account
What happened during the programme
Student account
Students said they were assaulted on their own campus and asked the institute to ensure their safety and hold those responsible accountable.
ABGP-linked account
A video presented by the ABGP showed students climbing onto the dais, shouting anti-RSS slogans and disrupting the programme.
Use of the auditorium
Student account
Students said the auditorium is generally used for film screenings and alleged they were not informed that it had been rented to an organisation unrelated to films.
ABGP-linked account
The article does not provide the ABGP’s account of the rental procedure or whether it was properly authorised.
Resuming classes
Student account
Students said they would continue boycotting theory classes until the vice-chancellor issues a statement detailing what has happened.
ABGP-linked account
The institute’s vice-chancellor urged students to return to classes, and an official said classes were expected to resume by early the following week.
Key facts
- Incident date
- September 27
- Investigating body
- Special investigation team constituted by the state government
- Event organiser
- Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat, an RSS-linked consumer-rights organisation
- Locations inspected
- The Main Theatre and the institute’s main gate
- Evidence examined
- CCTV footage and videos circulating on social media
- Student response
- Students have not attended theory classes since Monday
- Expected report
- The SIT was likely to submit its first report to the state government on Thursday
Quotes
An SRFTI official
An official of the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute
“The VC urged students to attend their classes. We hope classes will resume by early next week.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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