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Several students injured in police action
Source
THE HINDU
Date
2005-06-27
Information
Scores of students and youth activists, who tried to storm into three examination centres where the entrance examination was organised by the Kerala Self Financing Engineering College Managements Association on Sunday, were injured after the police used force to disperse them.
The incidents took place at Ilahiya Engineering College, Muvattupuzha; SNM College, Maliankara, Paravoor and KMEA College, Pookattupady. While students belonging to SFI, DYFI, AISF and AIYF tried to storm into the examination centres at Muvattupuzha and Pookattupady, those under the banner of AISF, AIYF and the KSU (Indira) tried to storm into the centre at Paravur.
No major protest demonstration was held at the examination centre at Holy Matha Engineering College, Karumaloor.
Lathicharge
In Muvattupuzha, the students gathered in front of the college gate at 9 a.m. A posse of policemen had been deployed in the area. By 11 a.m., 20 student activists scaled the compound wall and entered the college premises and the first floor of the building. Following this, the police resorted to lathicharge to disperse the students. The glass panes of some windows were damaged in the incident. The protestors held a protest meeting and the police had to resort to lathicharge.
As many as 25 students who were injured in the incident have been admitted to the Muvattupuzha Taluk Hospital. Kothamangalam Circle Inspector and some police officials were also injured when students pelted stones at them. The violence continued for about an hour. The Muvattupuzha Police have registered a case.
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