KYF (M) activists arrested

Around 10 activists of the Kerala Youth Front (M), the youth wing of the Kerala Congress (M), were arrested by the Cantonment police after they attempted to set ablaze a motorcycle in front of the Secretariat on Saturday.

The incident occurred when the activists were agitating against the failure of the Centre in controlling the price hike of petroleum products and the State’s decision against forgoing sales tax levied through their sale. The group of agitators led by KYF(M) State president Saji Manjakadambil were thwarted in their attempts to set fire to the motorcycle. They were placed under arrest and let off on bail after formally recording their arrests.