Overview

• Clashes broke out near the Perambra bus stand when Congress and CPI(M) marches converged, leading police to use lathi-charge and tear gas.
• Videos showed Shafi Parambil bleeding during the unrest, and Congress leaders said he sustained nasal injuries that required emergency surgery.
• Police said about 10 personnel were injured and alleged UDF workers obstructed the public way and threw stones at officers.
• The FIR names Parambil and hundreds of workers under BNS sections 189, 191, 285, 121 and 132 for unlawful assembly, rioting and deterring public servants.
• The confrontation followed a disputed student union election at CKG Government College where SFI won most seats and the UDF took the chairman post, and Congress has announced statewide protests.