Kolkata, February 23 A postgraduate student at Jadavpur University was allegedly assaulted on campus on Monday evening following a fresher's event, university sources said.
The English department student, identified as Priyam Chatterjee (PG-I), was allegedly taken away from the venue of the department's fresher's event by members of a group referred to as 'Collective (DSF)' and beaten near the Faculty of Engineering & Technology department, the sources claimed.
Professors intervened and rescued the student, taking him to the administrative building, Aurobindo Bhavan, which houses the vice-chancellor's, pro-VC's and registrar's offices.
Chatterjee allegedly fainted and remained in a critical condition, the sources said.
Tensions further escalated when members of the same group allegedly surrounded Aurobindo Bhavan, preventing people from entering or leaving the building for some time.
Following intervention by faculty members, the injured student was admitted to KPC Medical College and Hospital for treatment.
A leader of the SFI claimed that another student from the economics department was similarly harassed in a separate incident.
He said the attack was related to the February 20 incident when two professors and several students were injured in a clash between SFI and We The Independent (WTI) members on campus.
The JU Vice-Chancellor's office has not yet issued an official statement on the incident.