FTII Itanagar Students Suspend Classes After Alleged Assault On Dominic Sangma, Demand CISF Deployment & Stronger Campus Security
Itanagar: Students of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Itanagar, suspended all academic activities indefinitely following an alleged assault that left several students and a two-time National Award-winning faculty member injured. We the students of FTII Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, have faced harassment and threats to our safety for too long! We declare a halt on classes until…
The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Itanagar suspended all classes indefinitely after an alleged assault on Dominic Sangma, a two-time National Award-winning filmmaker and professor. Students claim they have faced harassment and threats to their safety for too long and declare that safety is a basic right, not a privilege.
The incident occurred on September 16, when a group of local youths confronted three students working on an academic assignment near the campus. One of the youths allegedly hit a student with a stick, and Sangma, who intervened, was also allegedly assaulted. Another student was hit on the head with a bamboo stick. Police have arrested the two accused.
Students are demanding stronger campus security, including the deployment of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel, which was promised in May 2025 but delayed due to accommodation issues. They also seek a joint faculty-student committee to monitor legal proceedings and a permanent liaison committee to improve relations between the institute and local residents.
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