Overview

• Kozhikode police filed cases under multiple Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections against Shafi Parambil and roughly 600–700 Congress workers for unlawful assembly, rioting and assaulting public servants.
• Police said UDF marchers blocked roads and threw stones when stopped, and reported injuries to about 10 personnel during the confrontation at Perambra bus stand.
• Parambil underwent surgery for nasal fractures at a private hospital in Kozhikode and is recovering, according to hospital updates reported on Saturday.
• Congress leaders called the police action politically motivated, linked it to the Sabarimala gold controversy, and announced they will approach the Lok Sabha Privileges Committee.
• Youth Congress and Congress workers mounted demonstrations across Kerala targeting Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s events, with multiple detentions reported by local police.