Kerala Police Body Denounces Alleged Mall Assault on Officer as Two Cases Are Registered

Overview

• Vanchiyoor police opened separate cases naming Students Federation of India activists and civil police officer Midhun Roy after a confrontation inside a Thiruvananthapuram shopping mall.
• A video circulating online shows activists trailing the officer in the mall before a fight breaks out, linking the episode to lingering anger over a New Year incident.
• Footage from the earlier event appears to show the same officer striking a youth on the head with a baton, which critics cite as the catalyst for the mall encounter.
• The Kerala Police Association called the assault shocking, urged a thorough investigation, and condemned tactics such as marching to officers’ homes and sharing family photos online.
• Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan alleged the government shielded SFI members by applying lighter charges, claiming a non-bailable case targeted the officer, while a KSU leader defended the activists as responding to police violence.