ALAPPUZHA: Former SFI leader Nikhil Thomas, the accused in the fake certificate case, has been banned for life by the Kerala University Syndicate. The Syndicate said that it will summon the authorities of the Kayamkulam MSM College. The Syndicate also informed that a committee consisting of the Registrar and Examinations Controller will conduct the hearing.

Meanwhile, Abin C Raj, the second accused in the case, was taken into custody last night. The Kayamkulam police took him into custody from Kochi airport soon after he arrived from Maldives. It was Abin who gave the degree certificate to Nikhil Thomas, the first accused in the case.