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Kerala University Vice-Chancellor in-charge Mohanan Kunnummal wrote to the State Police Chief connected Friday (February 13, 2026) alleging persistent constabulary inaction amid escalating field unrest, alleged trespass, siege of administrative offices and protests extracurricular his backstage residence.
The ceremonial connection refers to aggregate complaints filed by the University Registrar earlier the State Police Chief and the District Police Chief (Thiruvananthapuram City) betwixt November 2025 and February 2026. The Vice-Chancellor claimed that nary First Information Report (FIR) has been registered successful transportation with the flagged incidents contempt written complaints being submitted.
According to Prof. Kunnummal, a radical of students claiming affiliation with the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) allegedly forced introduction into his bureau and laid siege for respective hours connected February 5.
He added that the CCTV footage showed definite Syndicate members guiding the protesters, portion maintaining that helium could debar imaginable harm since helium was not contiguous astatine the bureau astatine the time.
Moreover, from February 9, a radical of students began a day-night protestation connected the Senate House field successful Palayam, cooked nutrient and remained connected the field adjacent aft moving hours. The Vice-Chancellor alleged that constabulary involution was made lone aft the substance was escalated to the Chancellor.
He cited Kerala High Court directives that declared that pupil organisations bash not person the close to disrupt world activities oregon behaviour agitations connected campuses. Besides, the constabulary person besides been ordered to widen assistance to acquisition institutions erstwhile requested to guarantee the creaseless behaviour of world activities. The nonaccomplishment to enactment connected the complaints amounts to non-compliance with the judicial directions, the Vice-Chancellor alleged.
Protest extracurricular residence
Prof. Kunnummal added that a radical of radical who claimed to beryllium students gathered extracurricular his residence astatine Sasthamangalam connected February 12 and shouted slogans and utilized abusive language. The protestation caused distress to his household and neighbours and disrupted nationalist bid successful the locality, which is situated adjacent 2 large hospitals.
While stating that helium has exercised restraint and treated the protesters arsenic students alternatively than adversaries, helium warned that caller developments bespeak the engagement of non-students and besides expressed interest that the agitation whitethorn beryllium a screen for causing him carnal harm.
Under specified circumstances, helium has sought a thorough probe to place those liable for the alleged transgression acts connected field and extracurricular his residence. He besides requested contiguous measures to guarantee the information of his household and extortion of assemblage property.
