Overview
- SRFTI has taken disciplinary action by rusticating six students after the institute said the vice‑chancellor’s office was vandalised and a student manhandled the vice‑chancellor.
- Students have maintained an indefinite academic halt and a multi‑day sit‑in while classes and productions have been suspended since September 28.
- Protesting students say they were attacked on September 27 and again on October 4 by groups they link to RSS‑affiliated organisations and accuse the administration of failing to protect them.
- The institute has issued eight show‑cause notices and accused some protesters of vandalism and assault, while students deny the claims, plan legal challenges, and have written to SRFTI chairman Suresh Goel seeking intervention.
- The dispute has left students short of campus housing, stalled coursework and shoots, and could prompt central intervention by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry if independent inquiries are not agreed.