Ashokans were demonstrating to demand investigation details into alleged suicide of son Jishnu Pranoy.
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Middle-aged couple pushed around by Kerala cops
They were demanding information on their son's death
He hanged himself on college campus in January
"This incident should not have happened... There will be an enquiry and I cannot comment without getting a report," said Loknath Behra, the city's top cop who visited Jishnu Pranoy's mother in the hospital.

The parents were reportedly told they could meet the senior-most cop today.
Jishnu Pranoy, an 18-year-old engineering student in in Thrissur, was found hanging in his hostel, 280 km from the state capital. His friends and parents blamed repeated harassment by college authorities because he was critical of exam dates being frequently changed. College officials say the student had been caught cheating.

Jishnu Pranoy's mother fell and had to be hospitalised, triggering protests.
Opposition leaders have denounced the police and the Left coalition that governs the state for today's violence.
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