Sixty Nigerian students from G D Goenka University in Gurugram have escaped being attacked by a mob of Indian students on the hostel premises, Friday, October 14.
The students currently residing in different parts of Delhi, are in hiding and have reached out to the Nigerian Embassy for help. Khaleel, a Nigerian student said that an argument broke out after the university management decided to have a mixed team.
Click to see video of Indian Students attacking Nigerian Students at GD N University
“Our captain raised his objections regarding the decision to have a mixed team. Our sports officer decided to call off the match. Suddenly a few Indian students entered the field and before we knew it they started hitting us with iron rods. There were some outsiders also,” Khaleel was quoted as saying by the Times of India.
Though the matter was resolved quickly, Khaleel alleges they were attacked by Indian students the following day. “We were 63 Nigerians in total. We have left the campus out of fear,” said Khaleel.
However, Indian students have a different story to narrate. Sultan Khan, a pharmacy student alleged that it was the Nigerians who started the fight.
“On Saturday [October 15] I was attacked by 4-5 Nigerians who kept raining blows at me. I was finally rescued by my friends. I then lodged a complaint with the police,” Khan alleged.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (South) Upasana Singh said that both sides have lodged complaints against each other.
“The two groups had an argument during a football match which escalated into a fight. We are scanning the CCTV visuals to get to the bottom of the truth,” the police official said.
Meanwhile, visuals of Indian students walking with sticks and rods and attacking Nigerians are being circulated on Twitter.
