SFI workers smash down computers [NewIndiapress.com]

KERALA
Wednesday June 13 2007 13:12 IST

KOZHIKODE: A group of SFI activists on Tuesday attacked the office of Veda Vyasa Trust and its industrial training institute at Chalappuram in the city.

According to police the provocation for the attack is suspected to be the suspension of four students from the engineering college run by the trust at Vazhayoor in Malappuram district.

Students were suspended in January, but SFI took up the cudgels for them.

The student outfit has been demanding that the college management should revoke the suspension of the ragging accused.

However, the management did not budge. Assailants have smashed down 25 computers, window panes, furniture at the training institute, Calicut Institute of Engineering and Technology.

They stormed into the institute, after breaking police ribbon.

Five policemen, students and teachers of the institute sustained minor injuries in heavy stone pelting by SFI activists.

Kasaba police have registered a case.

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National Executive Council of ABVP in Jabalpur

...However, the ABVP welcomed the Supreme Court order to check ragging in educational institutions. It demanded the state governments and universities to form anti-ragging committees and squads in all educational institutions to monitor the implementation of the recommendations made by Dr R.K. Raghavan Committee. ...

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