Overview
- The SRFTI campus has been closed and regular classes suspended through December 11 as protests over alleged attacks on students have continued since September 27.
- The West Bengal government formed a Special Investigation Team to probe the incidents and the institute set up its own committee to cooperate with that official inquiry.
- On November 13 the institute said filmmaker Ronny Sen entered by scaling the boundary wall and lodged a formal trespass complaint with local police who say they are investigating.
- Students and the alumni association say Sen was invited to run a workshop and that security or police prevented him from meeting students, while the administration says outside visitors are blocked for safety and protocol reasons.
- The dispute now centers on competing investigations and access to the campus, with the administration warning legal action over unauthorised entries and students saying disciplinary measures and closures are harming their studies.