Overview
- Protesting students have maintained an academic boycott since September 28 and an indefinite sit-in outside the vice‑chancellor’s office that began on October 12 to demand accountability for alleged attacks on campus.
- The institute rusticated six students in mid‑October and filed an FIR against students’ union vice‑president Shubham Waydande for the alleged assault of the vice‑chancellor, actions that the protesters call punitive.
- Students say police continue to occupy the administration entrance and patrol hostel areas, and they accuse officers and security staff of filming women without consent and of receiving social‑media rape threats that some have reported to the cyber cell.
- Parents have written to the vice‑chancellor seeking an independent inquiry led by a retired High Court judge, withdrawal of police from hostels, suspension of disciplinary measures pending the probe, and restoration of classes and campus services.
- Academic activity and key facilities remain suspended through November 13, the West Bengal government has formed a Special Investigation Team to probe the September 27 incident, and the standoff could prolong educational disruption and trigger parallel criminal and administrative proceedings.