The simmering tension prevailing in the Maharaja’s College in Kochi between student outfits for more than a week reached a flashpoint after the Students’ Federation of India’s (SFI) unit secretary was stabbed allegedly by members of the Fraternity Movement on the college hostel premises on around 1 a.m. on January 18 (Thursday).
Abdul Nasser who was initially rushed to the Ernakulam General Hospital was later referred to the Medical Trust Hospital where he was brought around 3 a.m.
The incident brought back tragic memories of the murder of M. Abhimanyu, an SFI activist and second-year graduate student in a clash between members of the SFI and the Campus Front, the student wing of the now-banned Popular Front of India (PFI), in the midnight of July 2, 2018.