Unidentified persons vandalise protesting students’ installation at FTII

Vikas Urs, a final year cinematography student, said that they got to know about the incident immediately.

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“Some of us were near the gate when this group suddenly came and knocked down the installation. Although, the students could not figure out what was happening. We didn’t knew who there were. We later checked the CCTV footage of a camera installed at the FTII gate to find out that those who committed the act were persons in their 40s. Police visited the spot soon after. We are yet to lodge a complaint,” Vikas said.

Deccan Police said that they are waiting for a formal complaint from the students or FTII authorities to investigate the alleged case of vandalism.

Meanwhile, Patit Pavan Sanghatana, a right-wing group in the city, has announced a protest in front of the FTII main gate to support the appointment of  the President of FTII society. The society which was reconstituted last month resulted in the student protests opposed to the appointment of Chauhan and four other members claiming there did not have the required ‘artistic vision and calibre’ to head the institute of national repute.