PM Modi's photo trampled during college elections; Case against 15 students in Mannarkkad

PALAKKAD: A case was registered against students in Mannarkkad for publicly insulting Prime Minister Modi. The police filed a case against 15 unidentified students from MES Kalladi College. All of the accused students are affiliated with the MSF and SFI.

The incident in question occurred on October 13 during the final day of campaigning for the college union elections. The students were seen trampling on a photograph of Modi and chanting slogans against the prime minister. Footage of this event circulated widely on social media. Subsequently, Biju, a BJP leader from Mannarkkad, filed a complaint with the police.

The police registered a case against the students based on this complaint. The FIR states that the accused tore up a picture of the Prime Minister and trampled upon it with the intent to incite a riot. The case was registered at the Mannarkkad Police Station under Section 192 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.