Thiruvananthapuram:Â Two days after a college student was stabbed in the chest at University College campus, the police here arrested four Students Federation of India (SFI) leaders yesterday.
The victim Akhil was a third year Political Science student. On 12 July, he was apparently attacked for singing a song that angered some Students Federation of India members. The victim was stabbed on the chest and he was rushed to the Trivandrum medical college hospital. A lookout notice against eight SFI college unit office bearers was issued by the police and four were arrested yesterday. Search for the rest are on.
Police raided the house of a prime accused in the case, Shivranjith, and found four bundles of unused answer sheets of Kerala University. Shivranjith and Naseem are also rank holders in the Public Service Commission exam conducted for selecting Civil Police Officers (CPO) and were expecting posting soon. Even as the national leaders tendered an apology, the college unit committee was suspended yesterday.
Meanwhile, senior CPI(M) leaders have condemned the incident. University College, which was established in 1866, is considered one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions of higher education in India.