The MEA has said it is in touch with the Gujarat government and strict action will be taken against those who attacked the international students.
The police on Sunday said they have arrested two men and are looking for more after international students in Ahmedabad’s Gujarat University were assaulted in the hostel for offering namaz.
Two students – one from Sri Lanka and another from Tajikistan – were hospitalised after the Saturday night incident.
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Five international students were injured after a mob stormed a Gujarat University hostel last night and attacked students from African countries, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, allegedly for offering namaz on the campus.
Hours after state home minister Harsh Sanghavi reportedly spoke with Gujarat’s top police officers and directed them to ensure a fair probe, Ahmedabad Police arrested two individuals in connection with the case. The Ministry of External Affairs has said it is in touch with the Gujarat government and strict action will be taken against those who attacked the international
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The students have said that there is no mosque on the Ahmedabad-based campus, so they had gathered inside the hostel to offer taraweeh – a namaz offered at night during Ramadan. Soon after, a mob armed with sticks and knives stormed the hostel, attacked them and vandalised their rooms, the students have alleged. The students have said the security guard of the hostel tried to stop the mob, but failed.
A student from Afghanistan said people in the mob raised slogans and asked them who had allowed them to offer namaz in the hostel. “They attacked us inside the rooms too. They broke laptops, phones and damaged bikes,” he said.
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The students have said that there is no mosque on the Ahmedabad-based campus, so they had gathered inside the hostel to offer taraweeh – a namaz offered at night during Ramadan. Soon after, a mob armed with sticks and knives stormed the hostel, attacked them and vandalised their rooms, the students have alleged. The students have said the security guard of the hostel tried to stop the mob, but failed.
A student from Afghanistan said people in the mob raised slogans and asked them who had allowed them to offer namaz in the hostel. “They attacked us inside the rooms too. They broke laptops, phones and damaged bikes,” he said.
Two groups clashed on the premises of the A-block hostel where 75 international students were staying, said Gujarat University Vice Chancellor Neerja Gupta.
“The matter escalated and some international students were hurt. An FIR has been registered. The government and police have taken the matter seriously and an investigation is underway,” she added.