The police lathicharged the activists and burst teargas shells to disperse the students who threw stones at them
Police lathi charge SFI activists in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday. (Photo: DC)
Kottayam: The march taken out by the SFI activists to the collectorate here on Tuesday turned violent resulting in injuries to 26 students, three police officials and five mediapersons.
CPM district secretary V.N. Vasavan, who was present at the scene, fainted and was admitted to the district hospital. He had earlier inaugurated the march.
The police lathicharged the activists and burst teargas shells to disperse the students who threw stones at them.
They were protesting against the delay in the distribution of textbooks.
Later, the CPM held a meeting at the old police station ground at Thirunakkara protesting against the attack on the students.
( Source : deccan chronicle )
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