Kolkata: Four male students of Jadavpur University have been debarred from entering the campus pending an inquiry into allegations that they verbally abused and made offensive comments towards several women students, a senior university official said on Thursday.

The four — two from chemical engineering, one from civil engineering and one from production engineering — allegedly passed abusive remarks at four to five women students on the evening of November 18 on the campus, the official said.

As an altercation broke out, one of the accused allegedly assaulted two girls and cast aspersions on their character, questioning why they were sitting outside, the official said, citing the complaint.

When other students confronted the accused, they allegedly attacked the boys who supported the girls.

The abuse and assault continued as the girls walked towards Aurobindo Bhavan, the administrative building, the official said.

When university security personnel intervened and asked both sides to disperse, the four accused allegedly refused and threatened the guards, though the guards managed to prevent escalation.

Ten students — mostly women — submitted a written complaint on Wednesday accusing the four of verbal abuse, assault and intimidation. Following this, Vice Chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharya formed a committee to probe the incident.

“Till the inquiry committee submits its report within a week, the four will not be allowed to enter the campus,” the official said.