Overview
- A scheduled programme by the Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat at the Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute led to a confrontation that turned violent on Sunday, Sept 27, leaving multiple people injured.
- Organisers say they lawfully rented SRFTI’s main auditorium for the event while a section of students objected to political programming and entered the venue to tear posters and flags.
- Students and organisers offer opposing accounts of what sparked the clash, with students alleging provocative speeches and use of knives and organisers saying their members were attacked and a Vivekananda picture was damaged.
- Kolkata Police deployed a large contingent led by DCP Arindam Sarkar, detained an alleged main accused according to students, and kept gates and campus access under watch as medical aid was given to the injured.
- The incident is under formal investigation and fits a wider pattern of recent ideological confrontations on Indian campuses, with authorities still verifying core allegations and eyewitness claims.