FTII director Prashant Pathrabe said on Wednesday that a group of students kept him in illegal confinement for 8-10 hours and vandalized his office, forcing him to lodge a police complaint.

"Six people (students) had been asked to come but 40-50 came in forcibly. I had no choice but to start discussions with them. I was kept in illegal confinement for 8-10 hours on Monday night," Pathrabe told the media here.