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SRFTI Campus Rocked by Violence: Bottles, Bricks Thrown; Hindu Jagran Manch Member Injured
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News18•04-10-2026, 17:30
SRFTI Campus Rocked by Violence: Bottles, Bricks Thrown; Hindu Jagran Manch Member Injured
- •A member of the Hindu Jagran Manch was injured after bottles and bricks were thrown at the SRFTI campus during a protest.
- •The protest by Bangiya Hindu Jagran Dakshinbanga Prant was against the alleged desecration of images of Bharat Mata and Swami Vivekananda by a left-wing student organization.
- •The procession, starting from Ajay Nagar More, led to heightened tension as it approached the SRFTI campus.
- •Police stopped the march at the campus gate, leading to allegations of projectiles being thrown into the campus from outside.
- •The Hindu Jagran Manch concluded its protest program, announcing Chandi Path and Hanuman Chalisa recitations outside the campus.
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Tension at the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) began when students disrupted an event organized by the Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat (ABGP) inside the campus auditorium, leading to heated arguments, vandalism of banners, and physical clashes between students and event organizers.
A large contingent of Kolkata Police was deployed to the campus, and as the situation escalated with crowds gathering outside and stone-pelting occurring, officers scaled the walls to enter the institute and bring the situation under control.
Following the violence, three formal complaints were filed at the Panchasayar police station, covering vehicle damage and mutual assault allegations lodged by police, event organizers, and students alike.
