Police have set up a check post outside the institute
The clash between the students and ABGP members had left 30 students and two faculty members injured.
Lalbazar seniors said they have collected CCTV footage and have zeroed in on several persons for questioning. No classes were held. Police registered four cases for Sunday’s violence, three naming unidentified SRFTI students and one naming the RSS-backed Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat (ABGP), which had booked an auditorium on the campus for an event. One of the four FIRs, filed on a complaint by the additional OC of Panchasayar police station, alleges students wrongfully restrained police personnel on duty, used criminal force to deter public servants and vandalised a police vehicle.
Kolkata: The situation at Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) remained tense on Monday, with police deployed outside the gates and students staging silent protests inside. Cops on Monday recorded statements of six persons, including two students and staffers.
Stepping up the ante, Anjan Sinha of ABGP, which had booked the auditorium for a consumer awareness programme, told TOI the organisation will file a move consumer court against the film school. We are also collecting details of injuries to our members and losses we suffered,” he said. “We will file a consumer case against SRFTI for not giving us the service we paid for. We have already filed a complaint against accused persons who are so-called students. We have sufficient videos and photos to proceed with our complaint. “Why were they shouting ‘azaadi’ slogans? Why did they have to chant ‘Jai Bhim’? Some of the students seemed intoxicated,” he alleged.