Comrade Mohammed Musthaffa was arrested by the police for leading a procession in the MES college campus, Mannarkad, Palakkad district, Kerala. The students were protesting against the fees hike and the state of emergency declared by the government in 1976. Musthaffa was sent to Perinthalmanna Sub-Jail, where he was subjected to brutal torture by the police .His mother pleaded the police to set him free, but all her pleading fell on the deaf ears. The police stated that they would set him free if he would resign from SFI. Comrade Mushtaffa was not ready to quit SFI even for his life. On 16th August 1976 he succumbed to the police torture and gave up his life to the cause.
Mohammed Musthaffa
