Overview
- Students have maintained an indefinite sit‑in since October 12 and an academic boycott since September 28 to demand accountability for alleged attacks on campus on September 27 and October 4.
- The institute rusticated six students on October 15 and filed an FIR against students’ union vice‑president Shubham Waydande for alleged assault on the vice‑chancellor.
- Students and the union say police continue to occupy the administration entrance and patrol hostel areas, while the registrar says officers were deployed to protect staff and cited vandalism and a torchlight march on October 27 as reasons for the deployment.
- A group of parents has written to SRFTI demanding a retired High Court judge‑led independent probe, suspension of disciplinary orders pending inquiry, withdrawal of police from interior hostels, and immediate restoration of classes and campus services; the registrar acknowledged receipt of the letter and said the concerns will be addressed.
- The West Bengal government’s Special Investigation Team is probing the September 27 incident and the standoff remains unresolved which has already led to suspended film classes and disrupted academic work that may affect students’ training and timelines.