Two Indian youths have been arrested for allegedly assaulting a
Nigerian student on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016 and hurling racist comments
at him. The youths, Shoaib Ali and Faizal Ali were arrested following
the complaint lodged by the student, Orolabe Ibidola.
However, with regard to
the allegation that the local youths passed racial comments against the
Nigerian student has not been established,” Deputy Commissioner of
Police (West Zone) A Venkateshwera Rao told PTI.
Orolabe Ibidola and local youths on Thursday night after the Nigerian
student “put” his face inside the window of a woman’s car when she was
in conversation with the locals for an address.
only they asked the Nigerian student on why he was interfering,” the DCP
said quoting the local youths.
religious place on Thursday night around 10 local youths allegedly
passed “racist” comments against him and beat him up along with two
other Nigerian nationals after which he lodged a complaint with Banjara
Hills Police, who registered a case under IPC Sections 323 (voluntarily
causing hurt) and 341 (wrongful restraint) against the local youth.
Banjara Hills Police Station Inspector P Murali Krishna said there was a
“minor brawl” between a Nigerian and a local youth following arguments
over a road accident.
hurt) and 341 (wrongful restraint) against the local youth following a
complaint by the Nigerian youth,” he told PTI. “counter complaint from local residents was lodged against the
Nigerian, alleging assault by the latter, the senior police officer said
adding, “we are inquiring into the complaint.”
for a Tanzanian girl student who was allegedly attacked in Bengaluru, a
group of around 70 students under the banner of African Students
Association and other organisations held a peaceful protest at Indira
Park here, holding banners demanding “to stop discrimination and
humiliation of African students” in Indian cities.(photos from the protest)
who was among those who participated in the sit-in demonstration said:
students. Accept us…we have come here for studies. Those who are violating
rules then punish them but don’t humiliate and discriminate the
innocent.”
Alleging that “racist comments” were passed against the
Nigerian, students from around 15 different countries demanded for
ending racism and also sought for taking action against all those
responsible in connection with the assault on the Tanzanian female student assaulted in Bengaluru.