Kerala BDS student death: Statewide hartal by Dalit, Adivasi groups disrupts life
Dalit and Adivasi groups in Kerala organized a statewide hartal to demand justice for BDS student Nithin Raj, who died under controversial circumstances. The protests disrupted transportation and business operations across several districts, as activists accused authorities of protecting the suspects involved. The Justice For Nithin Raj Action Council claimed that caste discrimination played a significant role in the student's death and called for accountability from the police and college management.
- ▪Protesters blocked traffic and disrupted bus operations in multiple districts of Kerala.
- ▪The hartal was organized by 52 Dalit and Adivasi organizations under the Justice For Nithin Raj Action Council.
- ▪Activists accused the police of attempting to protect the suspects and downplay the caste discrimination involved in the case.
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Scores of Dalit and Adivasi activists took to the streets on Tuesday (April 28, 2026) morning demanding justice in connection with the death of BDS student Nithin Raj at a college at Anjarakandy in Kannur, Kerala, on April 10, allegedly due to caste discrimination in class and staff room interactions with some members of the faculty.The protesters blocked traffic, disrupted KSRTC and private bus operations, and forced the closure of shops in Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, and Pathanamthitta districts and other places, leaving scores of commuters in the lurch. They staged sit-ins at bus terminals and blocked autorickshaws, private cars and vans.
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