Police on Monday arrested three extra folks in reference to the alleged assault on international college students for providing namaz within the Gujarat College hostel premises. Earlier, two males, Hitesh Mevada and Bharat Patel, had been arrested.
Kshitij Pandey, Jitendra Patel and Sahil Dudhatiya, all residents of Ahmedabad, have been arrested and handed over to the native police for additional probe, taking the whole variety of the arrested accused to 5 thus far.
Overseas college students at Gujarat College had been injured after unidentified males allegedly attacked them whereas they had been providing the night Ramadan prayers on Saturday night time.
The attackers additionally vandalised hostel rooms and resorted to sloganeering and throwing stones.
The Ministry of Exterior Affairs, in an announcement, confirmed the incident and mentioned that the state authorities is taking “strict action against the perpetrators”.
An FIR for rioting was registered towards 25 unknown folks and 9 groups had been shaped to research the incident.
In view of the latest assault, the authorities have determined to shift international college students to a brand new hostel and have additionally arrange a international pupil advisory committee, an official mentioned on Monday.
The college has additionally directed safety businesses to deploy ex-Military personnel to strengthen the safety of its hostel blocks, the official mentioned.
The Gujarat College authorities have changed the coordinator of its research overseas programme and NRI hostel warden with fast impact, its Vice Chancellor Neerja Gupta mentioned, reported information company PTI.
The college has determined to shift worldwide college students to a unique hostel meant for NRI (Non-Resident Indian) college students inside three days and has additionally directed safety businesses to deploy ex-Military personnel to strengthen the safety of its hostel blocks, she mentioned.
The Gujarat College has additionally arrange a international pupil advisory committee, with the coordinator of the research overseas programme, assistant registrar of the authorized cell and the college Lokpal as its members, Gupta mentioned.
Instructions have additionally been issued to strengthen the college’s safety, she added.
(With inputs from Atul Tewari and PTI)