PK Navas, the state president of the Muslim Students’ Federation (MSF) in Kerala, was arrested by the Chemmangad police in Kozhikode on a complaint filed by Haritha, the women's wing of MSF. Haritha had alleged that Navas had harassed them and spoken in a demeaning manner. MSF is the student wing of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), an ally of the Opposition Congress in the state.
Navas's arrest came two days after the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) dissolved the state committee of Haritha after the women wing leaders went public with serious allegations of sexual harassment by MSF leaders.