Kerala Police arrested two persons for allegedly smuggling 16 kilograms of cannabis in a fish transport vehicle in Edakkara in Kerala's Malappuram district on Friday.
The Kerala Police have detained members of Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and All India Students' Federation (AISF), who were also protesting outside Kerala University against Kerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar, reportedly alleging that he is "attempting to saffronise State-funded
The case also names 1,000 identifiable protesters who have been accused of damaging public property, forcibly entering the university campus, and assaulting police and university staff.
Earlier today, Kerala police detained Students' Federation of India (SFI) activists protesting against Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar at the premises of Kerala University.
Kerala Congress President Sunny Joseph claimed that Congress MP Shafi Parambil was deliberately insulted by the Kerala police without any evidence when he came to campaign for the Nilambur by-election.
Kerala police arrested an accused on Thursday under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POSCO) for allegedly sexually abusing a four-year-old girl, who died after her mother threw her into a river in Thiruvankulam, Puthencruz in Ernakulam district early this week.
According to officials, sub-inspector Prasad was suspended after the woman, identified as R Bindhu, was allegedly falsely accused of theft and subjected to mental harassment while in police custody.
The incident of a young man being hit by a car at Nedumbassery in Ernakulam district of Kerala on Wednesday night is suspected to be a murder, said the police. The deceased has been identified as Ivin Jijo, a 24-year-old young man, a native of Thuravoor.