THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A day after an SFI student in the University college here was stabbed by another SFI student, a number of students in the college have now come out with the revelation that certain SFI student leaders in the college behaved like goons.

The 30-member team of goons will go for ‘rounds’ in the morning and evening. Students in the unit committee often bunked classes. They also raised funds through extortion, even from differently able students. If anyone didn’t give money, they will be beaten. They will not spare even if the person is an SFI loyalist. Even the children of party members have been beaten, according to the students.

In the name of moral policing, male students are not allowed to talk with their female classmates. Female students are not allowed to wear jeans or leggings. If the students gather anywhere on the campus, they will be rebuked and sent back to their classes. SFI leaders often skipped classes.

According to the union rules, if a student wants to become the union chairman, he should not be taking supplementary exams and he should also have required attendance. But in the case of the current university chairman, that rule is thrown to wind. He is not in the habit of attending classes.

“We have been suffering the suppression and beating for the past three years. We can’t tolerate this anymore. In spite of giving complaints to college authorities, no action has been taken. Recently, even three policemen were brutally beaten up by SFI leaders,” they said.