Overview
- Students halted all academic activity on Friday and have kept the suspension in place while they press authorities for concrete safety measures.
- The clash began on the evening of Wednesday when three students working near Jollang-Rakap Road were allegedly confronted by local youths and the dispute escalated into physical attacks.
- Dominic Sangma, head of FTII Itanagar’s Screenwriting Department and a two-time National Award winner, was reportedly struck when he intervened, and another student was hit with a bamboo stick.
- Local police have arrested two people in connection with the September 16 incident, but students say that arrests alone do not address long-running problems such as the stalled CISF deployment.
- Students point to a May 2025 assurance on CISF protection that has not been implemented because of a lack of accommodation, and they demand immediate CISF deployment, a police outpost nearby, and a joint committee to monitor security and legal progress.