Kannur (Kerala), December 11 At least 10 student activists were injured in a clash between two groups on the campus of an Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in Kannur, north Kerala, on Wednesday. Police gave this information.
He said that these student activists are reportedly members of Kerala Students Union (KSU) and Students Federation of India (SFI).
Police resorted to lathicharge to control the situation.
Opposition Congress student wing KSU alleged that five of its workers were injured and its unit president CH Mohammed Ribi sustained serious injuries in an attack by SFI workers on ITI in Thottada. He told that he has been admitted to a private hospital in Kannur.
SFI, the student wing of the ruling CPI(M), claimed that KSU workers along with outsiders attacked and injured them. Five SFI workers are currently undergoing treatment in various hospitals.
KSU workers claimed that a dispute has been going on for several days regarding the installation of the KSU flagpole on the campus.
In response to the violence, ITI officials have announced indefinite closure of the institute.
Police said a case will be registered after recording the statements of the students injured in the incident.
Leader of Opposition in the Assembly V D Satheesan met the injured KSU workers in the hospital.
He blamed SFI for the violence on the campus.
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