Kottayam, Feb. 14 -- Students from the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) staged protests on Friday over the alleged ragging incident at Kottayam Government Nursing College.

Visuals show students breaking through police barricades, prompting the police to use water cannons on them.

The BJP-led ABVP and CPI(M)-backed Students' Federation of India (SFI) protested outside the college, demanding justice for the victim(s) of the ragging incident.

During the protests, students clashed with the police, broke through barricades, and questioned the authorities.

The SFI distanced itself from the incident, stating that their union is not active at the college. Union members claimed that ...