Kolkata, February 21 Two professors at Jadavpur University were injured while attempting to intervene in a scuffle between two groups of students on campus, an official said on Saturday.
Police confirmed the incident but said that no formal complaint has been filed by either side.
The scuffle took place on Friday evening over the upcoming Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) elections, when the two teachers were pushed, punched, and attacked by a group of students, leaving one of the educators seriously injured, the JU official said.
The trouble began when first-year students belonging to CPI(M)'s student wing, SFI, were campaigning for the election.
Members of a rival group, 'We The Independent' (WTI), allegedly confronted them, leading to an altercation.
Supporters from both sides soon gathered at the scene, and the argument escalated into a scuffle on the campus premises.
Two professors – Rajeshwar Sinha and Lalit Lalitav Mahakudh – who were present nearby, tried to intervene to defuse the situation, the official said.
However, during the melee, both were assaulted. They were escorted out by the SFI students and taken to a hospital.
Sinha sustained injuries after being punched in the eye, and his glasses were broken, causing a cut on his nose, he said.
Mahakudh was discharged after primary treatment, while Sinha remains under observation.
Condemning the incident, JU Vice Chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharya said, "This is an unprecedented incident, and it must be prevented in the future."
No police complaint has been filed in connection with the incident.
A senior officer of Jadavpur police station said, "Our personnel posted outside the campus gates near the 8B bus stand heard about some commotion. We were informally told by the security guards about the scuffle. But since the police cannot enter the campus without the consent of the university authorities, we did not intervene. No complaint has been filed by either side."