Alappuzha: Two arrested for chanting anti-child slogans at a Popular Front rally. Ansar Najeeb, a resident of Erattupetta, and Popular Front Alappuzha district president PA Nawaz Vandanam were arrested for carrying the child on their shoulders. Both were taken into custody yesterday and were being questioned. The arrest was registered yesterday evening.
Police said Ansar was not a relative of the arrested child. District police chief G Jayadev told media persons that a decision on whether to charge the child’s parents would be taken only after a detailed investigation. Police are trying to identify people chanting slogans with the child from the scene. After this, they will be taken into custody. Action will soon be taken against the state and district leadership of the Popular Front, the organizers of the protest.
Apart from the police, the state child rights commission has also registered a case. The Child Rights Commission has written to the district police chief asking him to file a report within seven days. The child who shouted the slogan has not yet been identified.
