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Jadavpur University connected Monday (January 23, 2026) expressed interest implicit a convulsive clash betwixt 2 pupil groups that near 2 teachers, who had tried to intervene, and a fewer pupils injured.
Vice-Chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharya said an enquiry committee is being constituted to probe the incidental and assured that strict disciplinary enactment volition beryllium taken against those recovered responsible.
The teachers were injured portion attempting to defuse hostility betwixt members of SFI and WTI (We The Independent) connected the field connected February 20.
He besides assured that measures would beryllium introduced to forestall the recurrence of specified events.
Condemning the incident, peculiarly the battle connected module members, the VC described it arsenic "utterly unacceptable" and contrary to the institution’s long-standing values of respect, dialog and the teacher-student relationship.
"The carnal battle of teachers by students of the aforesaid assemblage is highly condemnable, unacceptable and unimaginable," Mr. Bhattacharya said, adding that specified acts bash not align with the ethical and world principles upheld by the university.
Appealing for calm, the medication urged students to workout restraint, debar provocation and prosecute successful peaceful and antiauthoritarian world processes.
Reiterating the institution's bequest arsenic a abstraction for intelligence state and constructive debate, helium called upon each stakeholders to enactment collectively to support a harmless and conducive situation connected campus.
In a related development, the Jadavpur University Teachers' Association (JUTA) convened an exigency wide assemblage gathering protesting assaults connected professors and "deterioration of the world ambiance connected campus." JUTA president Partha Pratim Biswas and wide caput Partha Pratim Roy expressed interest implicit the "deplorable" fiscal information of Jadavpur University and the acute shortage of teachers, non-teaching unit and officers.
"A tiny conception of students, on with outsiders, has been attempting to malign the institute and disrupt field life. A fewer days ago, adjacent information unit were confined and harassed astatine nighttime by immoderate of these students erstwhile they tried to forestall depletion of intoxicant and cannabis connected the campus," Mr. Roy alleged.
According to JUTA, hostility escalated connected Friday evening erstwhile clashes broke retired betwixt 2 groups of students adjacent the Science and Arts buildings. Around 12 to 15 teachers intervened and initially managed to disperse the groups.
However, immoderate students allegedly hurled abuses astatine the teachers and tore posters and banners of rival groups. JUTA claimed that contempt facing intimidation, the teachers continued their efforts to reconstruct peace.
The relation alleged that 4 to 5 students and outsiders arrived astatine the spot successful a assemblage ambulance and joined the clash.
It further alleged that 1 of them punched Professor Rajyeshwar Sinha repeatedly successful the face, causing him to autumn and interruption his spectacles, portion different professor, Lalit Mahakudh, was besides assaulted. Both were taken to infirmary and aboriginal discharged aft treatment.
JUTA besides alleged that a tiny radical of students and outsiders "regularly devour intoxicant and drugs successful assorted parts of the campus, including adjacent the Subarna Jayanti premises, the Open Air Theatre (OAT), the Analytical Chemistry building, the greenish zone, lakeside areas and playgrounds during evening hours" and urged the authorities to instrumentality preventive steps.
