Kerala Police arrest 6 in connection with Wayanad student death, one more taken into custody

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Wayanad: Kerala police have arrested six people in connection with the death of a student of the Government Veterinary College at Pookode in Wayanad, officials said on Friday...

Twenty-year-old JS Sidhharth was found hanging in his hostel room on February 18, the police said...

Sidhharths family claimed that the accused are part of the Student Federation of India (SFI), the student wing of the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) and accused the college of protecting the accused...

It is a case of murder and not suicide, Siddharths relative told reporters on Thursday, alleging that Sidhharth was brutally attacked by a group of students inside the campus...

Appropriate action should be taken against the teachers as well, he said.. Youth Congress and Muslim Students Federation (MSF), the student wing of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) in Kerala, staged a protest on Thursday demanding the arrest of all the accused Law Minister P Rajeev assured action against the accused, irrespective of the organisation they belong to Action will be taken against any culprits, irrespective of the organisation they belong to, Rajeev said.. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has directed the state police chief to form a special investigation team to look into the death of the student and assured strong action against the accused...

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