Overview
- An ABVP poster bearing Swami Vivekananda’s image was found torn and scrawled with derogatory words on Tuesday, October 13, prompting complaints from the RSS‑affiliated student group.
- The ABVP filed an FIR at Jorasanko Police Station and staged a protest at the College Street campus, demanding identification and punishment of those responsible.
- Presidency University has set up a five‑member enquiry committee led by Professor Arabinda Nayak that must report within 15 working days and will review CCTV and other administrative evidence.
- The Students’ Federation of India has denied any role and has accused the ABVP of possibly staging the incident to gain ground on a campus long dominated by the Left‑wing group.
- The episode follows recent clashes at other Kolkata institutes and reporters emphasize different details: some outlets stress ABVP allegations and police action while others focus on the formal university inquiry and wider campus polarization.