Engg college pays homage to Thasni Basheer

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It was the last working day at College of Engineering, Trivandrum (CET) before the Onam vacations but the college wore a dreary look on Friday. Instead of the usual festivities, the college community had gathered to pay tributes to Thasni Basheer (21) who died in an accident at the college two days ago.
However, grief was not the only emotion on display.The KSU and ABVP activists used the occasion to target the SFI.
By around 12.25pm, Thasni's body was brought to the college. The body was kept there for 30 minutes, when students and faculty members paid their respects. K S Sabarinadhan MLA, also an alumnus of the college, V Sivankutty MLA, CPM district secretary Kadakampally Surendran and BJP state president V Muraleedharan also offered their tributes.
The protests began the moment the ambulance carrying Thasni's body left the college. KSU activists barged into the administrative block and staged a sit-in in front of principal J David's room, demandng his resignation. The BJP/RSS activists took their spot outside the office room and shouted slogans against the SFI and the college management.
A police team led by deputy commissioner (law and order) K Sanjaykumar Gurudin managed to clear them. The team proceeded to the men's hostel located outside the campus next and carried out a raid. Police have altered the sections under which the suspects have been booked — from attempt to murder to culpable homicide not amounting to murder. A case has been registered against 15 students besides prime suspect Baiju. The DCP said the suspects were still on the run.