Video Appears to Show Professor Grabbing Student at Nirma

A video circulating online from a comedy performance at Nirma University appears to show professor Himanshu K Patel calling a student onto the stage, grabbing the student by the collar and warning against insulting faculty. The incident was reported during Technofora 2026, the university’s Institute of Technology festival, held from September 18 to 20 in Ahmedabad. The full circumstances of the exchange have not been independently established. The performance featured comedian Rajat Sood. Accounts accompanying the video say the student interrupted Patel with a line associated with the film Golmaal 3, commonly rendered as “Jaldi bol, kal subah Panvel nikalna hai.” The video shows a confrontation after the student is brought onstage, but does not establish what happened immediately before or after the recorded portion. The context of the alleged remark also remains unclear. Patel told ThePrint that the clip omitted context and that he was upset by the student’s remark. He said the student apologised after being called onstage and that the matter had been resolved. Patel also said he apologised for his own behaviour.