Overview
- The clash on September 27 at the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute left several students injured and at least two hospitalized after a protest over an ABGP event.
- Students linked to the SFI say they confronted organisers for holding the event without notice while ABGP members say their programme was disrupted and their members were attacked, and both sides blame each other for starting the violence.
- Kolkata Police registered three FIRs at Panchasayar station—one by ABGP, one by a section of SRFTI students and a suo motu FIR by police—which formed the basis for the probe.
- The West Bengal Home Department has set up a six-member Special Investigation Team led by Additional Commissioner Kunal Agarwal to investigate and deliver a preliminary report on October 1, and no arrests were reported in initial coverage.
- Filmmakers, actors and authors have condemned the attacks, cited videos alleging stripping and harassment, and students have protested police handling while demanding a transparent review of CCTV footage, medical records and witness statements.