SFI protests in Kozhikode turn violent

KOZHIKODE: The SFI march to the DDE office in Kozhikode in protest against the delay in the distribution of  school textbooks turned violent on Monday resulting in injuries to four policemen and many SFI activists  who were  admitted to hospital.

Vehicular traffic in the city was disrupted for one hour as police and the agitators clashed in the streets.  

When a section of  protesters tried to forcibly remove the police barricade to enter the DDE office, the police caned them and used water cannons and teargas to disburse them.  

The march was taken out by the   students, including a large number of girls, around 12  noon.   

A big  contingent of police led by ACPs A.J. Babu and Josey Cherian was  on duty.   After the  lathicharge, the students  came back  and attacked the police vehicles.  

The strikers  led by SFI district secretary K. Aswanth  later staged a dharna on the road.