[2] In February 2019, Kerala police arrested Rinshad Reera and Faris for allegedly protesting against Sangh Parivar.

[3] [4] Classmates claimed that they were condemning violence against Kashmiri students after the Pulwama terror attack which killed 49 CRPF personnel.

[6][7] In February 2019 the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court at Malappuram granted them bail.

[8] In March 2019, a gang of masked men attacked Rinshad Reera with iron rods and sticks when he was at home.

They threatened him that he would face the same fate of JNU student Najeeb Ahmed, who went missing years ago, if he continue speaking against the Sangh Parivar.