Some girl students were allegedly molested during the melee that ensued after the incident, police said.
Some girls were allegedly molested and BJP actor-turned-politician Roopa Ganguly was not allowed to enter the JU premises on Friday (Photo: PTI)- The students arranged a bed sheet and turned it into a screen to see my film. Many watched it and realised it's not what they were thinking. It is a realistic film, Agnihotri, the director of Hate Story and Goal said.
- The state-run varsity's alumni association, which runs the Triguna Sen auditorium, had decided to cancel the booking for a pre-release screening of the film in their hall. The producers, however, went ahead with the screening at an open-air space in the campus claiming they have support from another group of students.
- The agitating students said they have nothing against the screening of the film, but were protesting against the divisive content in it, which also stars Anupam Kher.
- The filmmaker claimed he was manhandled and gheraoed by some students and even the glass pane of his car was left shattered in the commotion.
- Agnihotri faced black flags at the campus gates, sloganeering and placards bearing message that asked him to leave.
- The fracas began after the film's screening ended late in the evening, and students from ABVP fought with activists of Left-backed student unions in which a few of them received minor injuries, officials said.
Rival groups of students clashed at the Jadavpur University campus on Friday over the screening of Vivek Agnihotri-directed political film \'Buddha in a Traffic Jam\' triggering chaos during which some girls were allegedly molested and BJP actor-turned-politician Roopa Ganguly was not allowed to enter its premises.
Some girl students were allegedly molested during the melee that ensued after the incident, police said.
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