The Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday arrested five people allegedly involved in the attack on Nigerian students in Greater Noida.
“Police have arrested five persons. FIR registered and action will be taken accordingly,” Daljit Chaudhary, ADG Law and Order said to a news agency.
The fight broke out on Monday when local residents were holding a candlelight march against the death of a class 12 student who died of drug overdose allegedly given by some Africans. Few of the local residents attacked the African students shopping in the area, alleging that the student, Manish Khari, was drugged by the Nigerians living nearby.
Manish died on Saturday after having a cardiac arrest due to suspected drug overdose.
Meanwhile, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj spoke to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday regarding the attack after a Nigerian national tweeted, saying living in the area was becoming a “life threatening” issue.
"I have spoken to Yogi Adityanath ji Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh about the attack on African students in Greater Noida. He has assured that there will be a fair and impartial investigation into this unfortunate incident (sic)," Sushma said in a series of tweets.
“As an international student in Noida, you need to act fast as living for us in Noida is becoming a life threatening issue,” Sadiq Bello tweeted on Tuesday morning.
Three Nigerians were injured in the attack and was admitted to a nearby hospital.
“We don't know why we were assaulted, the mob hit us with rods, bricks and knives: Nigerian national who was attacked,” said one of the Nigerian victim.