Gujarat University hostel violence: Centre says state govt taking 'strict' action

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ALSO READ: Mob assaults foreign students for offering namaz inside Gujarat University hostel | Video "An incidence 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 Gujarat government," posts Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. Earlier on Saturday, two students - one from Sri Lanka and another from Tajikistan - were hospitalised after the incident which took place on Saturday night, said the police.

An FIR was registered against 20-25 people and nine teams of security personnel were formed to conduct a probe into the incident, Police Commissioner GS Malik said. On Saturday, the incident was reported at around 10.50 pm when around two dozen people barged into the (government-run) Gujarat University's hostel, raising an objection to students from Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and other countries offering namaz in the facility where they stayed, Malik said. There are around 300 international students enrolled at the Gujarat University, including from Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Sri Lanka and countries in Africa, he said.

Nearly 75 of the international students stay in the A-block hostel of the university where the incident occurred, the official said. "Some 20-25 people entered the hostel premises and objected to the international students offering namaz there, asking them to do so in a mosque. They argued over the issue, assaulting them and hurling stones," Malik said.