The Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) in Kolkata has filed a case against students’ union vice president Shubham Waydande for allegedly assaulting its vice chancellor. Waydande is one of six students the institute rusticated on October 15. He was rusticated for three semesters, while the other five were rusticated for two semesters each.

The campus has remained tense for the past month.

It all began on September 27, when students protested an event on campus organised by the Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat, a body affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Students and organisers clashed. On October 4, a large crowd from outside gathered at the institute’s gate and shouted slogans. There were also reports of stone-pelting and injured students. 

SRFTI clarifies that disciplinary action against certain students stems from specific acts of misconduct, including vandalism, defacement, and physical assault—not peaceful protest. The Institute upholds the........

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