A dawn-to-dusk bandh called by Dalit organisations in Kerala on Tuesday, protesting alleged police inaction in the case of a Dalit dental student's suicide, disrupted normal life in several parts of the state.
The Kerala high court ordered the registration of a suo motu case over reported clashes between those who backed the bandh, members of the public and the police in several parts.
Dalit organisations and an action council formed in the name of the deceased Dalit student called the bandh to put forth a set of demands including ₹10 crore compensation for the victim's family, arrest of the accused faculty members who allegedly harassed the student on grounds of caste and colour, and cancellation of the dental college's accreditation.
KT Sangeetha Nambiar, the second accused booked on charges of abetting the student's suicide, appeared before the SIT in Kannur and was promptly arrested.
