NEW DELHI: The police have arrested two males and are searching for extra after a number of worldwide college students had been assaulted allegedly by a bunch of individuals in Gujarat College hostel for providing namaz.”Two Ahmedabad residents – Hitesh Mewada and Bharat Patel – were arrested on charges under multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code, including 143 (unlawful assembly), 147 (rioting), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means), 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others), and 447 (punishment for trespass), among others,” mentioned Tarun Duggal, deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Zone 7.MEA contacts Gujarat govtWith controversy rising over the incident, the Centre on Sunday went into damage-control mode with the exterior affairs ministry stating it was in contact with the state authorities. 5 worldwide college students, from Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka, had been injured after a mob stormed a hostel and attacked them for allegedly providing namaz on the campus. “An incidence of violence took place at Gujarat University in Ahmedabad on Saturday. 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,” mentioned MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.State residence minister Harsh Sanghavi additionally reportedly spoken to Gujarat’s high cops and directed them to arrest the accused as quickly as doable and guarantee a good probe. ‘Sensitivity coaching for international college students’In the meantime, Gujarat College vice-chancellor Neerja A Gupta in an odd comment mentioned that for the reason that college students are from abroad, they should be skilled in “cultural sensitivity”. “These are foreign students and when you go abroad, you must learn cultural sensitivity. These students need an orientation. We will sit with them, provide cultural orientation and discuss how to strengthen their security.”FIR registeredAccording to Ahmedabad Police Commissioner GS Malik, the incident occurred on Saturday night time when some 20-25 individuals entered a hostel premises of Gujarat College in Ahmedabad “and objected to the international students offering namaz there, asking them to do so in a mosque. They argued over the issue, assaulted them and hurled stones”.Two college students — one from Sri Lanka and one other from Tajikistan — had been hospitalised, the police mentioned.An FIR has been registered in opposition to 20-25 individuals and 9 groups have been shaped to conduct a probe into the incident, Malik mentioned. Two individuals have already been arrested.There are round 300 worldwide college students enrolled on the college. Almost 75 of the worldwide college students keep within the A-block hostel of the college the place the incident occurred.All these concerned within the incident might be arrested, the official mentioned, including the case might be monitored by the joint commissioner of police (crime).(With inputs from businesses)
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