SFI clash with police at Kannur University 
Kerala

SFI clash with police, UDSF at Kannur University amidst union polls

A tense atmosphere prevailed at the Kannur University during the union elections here following allegations that an SFI candidate snatched away the bag, containing the voter certificate

Kannur (Kerala) | A tense atmosphere prevailed at the Kannur University during the union elections here on Wednesday following allegations that an SFI candidate snatched away the bag, containing the voter certificate, of an MSF UUC member, leading to clashes between the two student groups.

As the police restrained the woman SFI candidate, the members of her organisation intervened in large numbers and clashed with the officers, finally freeing her from them.

Visuals on TV channels showed the woman running away with other members of the Students Federation of India (SFI) -- a student body of the CPI(M) -- after being freed from the police.

One police officer was injured in the clash with the SFI activists.

SFI State Secretary PS Sanjeev told reporters that the SFI candidate was restrained by the police without any reason as there was no evidence that she snatched the bag of a University Union Council (UUC) member of the Muslim Students Federation (MSF) -- a wing of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).

He alleged that the woman was restrained by police merely on the basis of accusations by the MSF.

Subsequently, the situation worsened as members of the SFI and the United Democratic Students' Front

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