Describing details of the incident, Ahmedabad Commissioner of Police G S Malik, said that around 300 foreign students study at Gujarat University and around 75 foreign students stay in A Block of Hostel.
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The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is in touch with the Gujarat government over an alleged mob attack on some foreign students of Gujarat University when they were offering Namaz in the university hostel.
“An incident of violence took place at Gujarat University in Ahmedabad yesterday. State government is taking strict action against the perpetrators. Two foreign students were injured in the clash. One of them has been discharged from hospital after receiving medical attention. MEA is in touch with the Gujarat Government,” MEA official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal posted on X.
On Saturday, a group of unidentified 20-25 people allegedly attacked a group of foreign students, pelted stones, and vandalised hostel rooms in the hostel premises of Gujarat University in Ahmedabad while they were offering Namaz.
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Describing details of the incident, Ahmedabad Commissioner of Police G S Malik, said that around 300 foreign students study at Gujarat University and around 75 foreign students stay in A Block of Hostel.
“Yesterday, at around 10:30 pm a group of students were offering Namaz. Around 20-25 people came and asked them why they were offering Namaz here & should instead read it in the Masjid. An argument broke out between them, stones were pelted and their rooms were vandalised by the people who came from outside,” he said.
“Police took swift action & FIR has been registered against 20-25 people…Action will be taken against those involved in this…One person has been identified. The law and order situation is under control now…Two students from Sri Lanka & Tajikistan are admitted to the hospital,” he added.
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