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New Delhi: India’s Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said some shops of Indians in Congo were attacked and some Indians have been injured, possibly in reaction to murder of a Congolese student in Delhi on May 20.
“Our Embassy in Congo is in touch with local authorities and as of now things have calmed down,” MEA spokesperson Vikas Swaroop said, adding India’s relations with Congo go back many years.
The MEA said thousands of African students continue to benefit from the Indian education system and “we will ensure full safety to them”.
The government has decided that Minister of State for External Affairs General VK Singh (retd) would be meeting the African Heads of Missions every three months.
Singh, who met the Dean and a few representatives of African HOMs yesterday, strongly condemned the murder of the African student and assured them strongest legal action would be taken against the accused, sources said.
Sources added that both Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung and Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Verma are pursuing the matter.
It has also been decided that the Minister of State for External Affairs will also do an outreach event with the African students along with Embassies concerned to reassure them of safety.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had earlier said has asked her colleague in the MEA to meet the heads of missions of African countries in the national capital and assure them of the government’s commitment to safety and security of African nationals in India.