Kerala snakebite death: Police baton-charge protesting SFI activists in Wayanad

The Kerala Police on Friday beat activists from the Students’ Federation of India with batons during a protest against the death of 10-year-old Shehla Sherin

from snakebite in a government school in Wayanad district two days back, Mathrubhumi reported. The federation is affiliated to the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist).

The clashes reportedly broke out after the students entered the premises of the Wayanad collectorate. The police charged them with batons in order to evict them.

The Democratic Youth Federation of India had held protests in Wayanad earlier in the day, Mathrubhumi reported.

The incident occurred at the Government Sarvajan School, where students said they had seen the snake that bit Sherin in the school compound, Manorama

reported. However, when the students informed their teachers about the snake they were reportedly beaten up. The school administration allegedly did not take Sherin to hospital despite the students’ pleas.

Following Sherin’s death, the district collectors of Pathanamthitta, Wayanad and Idukki ordered the education department to clean all school premises and make them reptile-free. Pathanamthitta Collector PB Nooh has asked the deputy director of education to submit a school inspection report by Monday. Inspections are already being conducted in Idukki district.

Wayanad District Judge A Harris, along with two other judges, visited the Government Sarvajan School on Friday....

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