Overview

• Police used water cannons and tear gas on Saturday as a KSU protest outside Wadakkanchery police station escalated after barricades were breached.
• Several leaders, including KSU state president Aloshious Xavier, were arrested during the march and later remanded in judicial custody.
• The unrest was sparked by Friday’s court appearance of three KSU leaders with faces covered and hands chained, which drew sharp judicial criticism.
• The court issued a show-cause notice to SHO Shajahan, and the three accused, including Thrissur KSU vice president Ganesh Attur, were remanded for 14 days in a case linked to the Chelakkara clash.
• KSU leaders alleged police kept the black coverings on even after the court’s remarks, while Congress figures condemned the treatment and urged human-rights action.