Kannur, Sept. 11 -- Students' Federation of India (SFI) Kannur District Secretary Joel Thomas was arrested on Friday by the Keralam Police in connection with the alleged violence that broke out during an SFI march in Thiruvananthapuram.

Thomas was taken into custody by the police from outside the Krishna Menon Memorial Government Women's College in Kannur.

Reacting strongly to the development, SFI Kerala State Secretary PS Sanjeev termed the arrest politically motivated, alleging severe procedural violations and human rights abuses by the investigating team.

Speaking to reporters in Kannur, Sanjeev claimed that the mandatory statutory guidelines regarding arrests were bypassed by the police.

"Why was Joel Thomas arrested now? When mak...