Kannur, 26 Feb (H.S.):Kerala Health Minister Veena George, who was injured during a protest by KSU activists at the Kannur railway station on W, has sustained a minor neck injury, according to an MRI scan report released late at night.
Doctors said the injury to her neck has caused numbness in her right arm, while a mild injury was also detected in her left arm. However, the MRI scan did not reveal any serious complications.
The Minister underwent the MRI examination after being shifted from Kannur District Hospital to Pariyaram Medical College Hospital. She is currently under observation in the emergency department of the medical college. A medical board is scheduled to meet at 8 a.m., following which an official medical bulletin detailing her health condition will be issued at 10 a.m.
Meanwhile, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) stated that video footage from the Kannur railway station does not clearly show visuals of the Minister being attacked. The footage was examined after the police sought access to the recordings as part of the investigation. According to the RPF, no clear visuals of the alleged assault were found in the available recordings.
In connection with the incident, five KSU activists have been remanded to judicial custody. They were produced before a magistrate late at night after undergoing medical examination. Those remanded include KSU district president M.C. Athul, Ahmed Yaseen, C.H. Mubas, V.V. Akshay, and Bithul Balan. The accused were initially arrested by Kannur Town Police and later handed over to Railway Police.
The case against the KSU activists alleges that they shouted threats and attacked the Minister, causing injury to her neck with an object during the protest.
In a related development, six Youth League activists were also remanded in connection with black-flag protests held in front of AKG Hospital. They are accused of damaging the flag post mounted on the Minister’s vehicle. Those remanded include Youth League district president K.K. Shinaj, treasurer Shabeer Edayannur, secretary Ashkar Kannadiparamba, and activists Jabir, Nizam, and Nihal Irikkur.
Police investigations into the incidents are ongoing.
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Hindusthan Samachar / Arun Lakshman
