Kozhikode: Meppayur turned the centre of agitation after the dramatic arrest of K Vidya - a former member of the Students' Federation of India - on Wednesday. She is accused of producing a forged teaching certificate from Ernakulam's Maharaja's College while applying for a guest faculty position at a college in Attapadi.
Members of the Congress, Youth League and BJP from across the district gathered at Meppayur.
The agitators alleged that a CPM supporter provided shelter for Vidya in Kuttoth near Meppayur. As allegations surfaced that Meppayur police was in support of the accused.
While the remand report said that Vidya was taken into custody from Vadakara area, the custody report revealed that her hideout was in Vallyapalli; it said she was staying with Raghavan of V R Nivas at Kattakam. It also revealed that she was taken into custody at 5.40 pm.
Under the leadership of DCC president advocate K Praveen Kumar, the block Congress committee staged a sit-in in front of the Meppayur police station and along the Payyoli-Perambra road.
Youth League too staged an agitation in front of the police station and a sit-in on the road even as BJP supporters gathered in Kuttoth town. Minor clashes were reported between the agitators and police.
Tight police presence was there at the scene including Kuttiadi, Perambra station inspectors. Protests went on for almost two hours.
"If the CPM supporter allegedly involved in sheltering the accused is not nabbed within 48 hours, the strike will be intensified against Meppayur police," said Sathyan Kadiyangad, KPCC member, in his speech.
