Why Was Dominic Sangma Attacked? National Award-Winning Filmmaker Allegedly Assaulted While Helping FTII Students
Police filed an FIR naming two suspects after the filmmaker intervened when students were allegedly harassed near the FTII Jote campus.
- On Wednesday, National Award-winning filmmaker and Film and Television Institute of India faculty member Dominic Sangma was allegedly assaulted by two men near the Jollang-Rakap road in Itanagar.
- Sangma intervened after noticing two men allegedly harassing FTII students during his evening walk, asking them to let the students pass in an attempt to de-escalate the situation.
- The confrontation turned violent when the two men allegedly beat Sangma, four students, and a security guard with bamboo sticks, leaving the filmmaker with a swollen lip and body bruises.
- Police filed an FIR at Balijan Police Station against Techi Nanu and Techi Sanjay, residents of Rakap, under Sections 115, 117, 126, and 351 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- "Fortunately, I did not sustain any head injuries or broken bones," Sangma said regarding his recovery; the filmmaker is known for his work in Garo-language cinema.
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National Award-winning filmmaker and FTII faculty member Dominic Sangma was attacked after he tried to stop those harassing students.
National Award-winning filmmaker Dominic Sangma attacked in Itanagar
Filmmaker and FTII faculty member Dominic Sangma was assaulted in Itanagar after intervening when two men allegedly harassed students. The incident has prompted a police investigation and drawn attention from the film and academic community.
National Award-winning filmmaker Dominic Sangma allegedly assaulted with fists and bamboo sticks near FTII Jote in Arunachal Pradesh after intervening in student harassment, FIR filed against two men
On Wednesday evening, filmmaker Dominic Sangma was reportedly assaulted near Rakap village while trying to protect FTII students from harassment by two men. The accused, known as Techi Nanu and Techi Sanjay, have been named in the FIR filed at Balijan Police Station. Authorities are actively investigating the incident and the surrounding allegations of assault. Read on to know more in detail.
Attack on Dominic Sangma: National Film Award winner and faculty member at the Television Institute of India, Dominic Sangma, has been reported attacked in Itanagar.
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