Kerala Police on Sunday arrested 20 College students Federation of India (SFI), the scholar wing of the CPI(M) activists, in reference to two separate situations of waving black flags at Governor Arif Mohammed Khan in the course of the day.
The black flags have been waved on the Governor close to Vazhuthacaud in Thiruvanathapuram, when Khan was on his option to an occasion organised by the Confederation of Indian Trade, police stated.
Round 18 activists of the College students Federation of India (SFI) have been arrested in reference to that incident, police stated.
Later, black flags have been waved on the Governor when he was getting back from the occasion and two extra activists of the SFI have been arrested, an officer of Museum police station stated.
Two circumstances underneath varied sections of the IPC associated to illegal meeting, rioting and obstruction of public approach in addition to provisions of the Kerala Police Act have been lodged towards them, the officer stated.
All of the arrested SFI activists have been launched on station bail, he added.
Visuals of the incident confirmed SFI activists waving black flags and one in all them working alongside the Governor’s car with a placard earlier than he was caught by the police.
Many others could possibly be seen being restrained by the police alongside either side of the route.