In a post-midnight crackdown at the Pune film institute FTII, Maharashtra, Pune police arrested 5 students of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) from the campus for rioting, damaging properties and other charges. The arrests come after a group of striking students had on Monday, August 17. Prashant Pathrabe (47) registered the complaint on Tuesday night.
Prashant Pathrabe, Gheraoed the institute director, protesting against “irrational and unjustified” assessment of the incomplete diploma projects. It was solely once Pathrabe’s assurance regarding project assessment being placed on hold for daily that the scholars let him go.
Senior Police Inspector Praveen Chougule reached the FTII hostel At about 12 am, a team of Deccan Police led and with an arrest warrant for 15 students including three girls. Various charges that were levelled on the students include rioting, unlawful assembly, criminal intimidation and causing hurt.
A hundred students had gathered at the main gate along with at least a dozen television cameras taking sound bytes of the students, it took police about one and a half hours to complete the formalities.
The Pune Police have booked case about 50 students of the institute charging them with seven different offences including a non-bailable offence. The gherao came amid now 71 days of protest against the appointment of BJP member and TV actor Gajendra Chauhan as chairman of Film and Television Institute of India.
 from the campus for rioting, damaging properties and other charges. The arrests come after a group of striking students had on Monday, August 17. Prashant Pathrabe (47) registered the complaint on Tuesday night.){kind=link}