NEW DELHI: Students from different countries were assaulted on Gujarat University campus on Saturday evening, allegedly by a group that did not want them to offer namaz at the hostel.
It said some injured students had been admitted to SVP Hospital in Ahmedabad.
“Around 300 foreign students from Africa, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, and other countries study here at the Gujarat University,” Ahmedabad Police Commissioner GS Malik said.
“In Block A, around 75 foreign students, who live there, were offering prayers at their hostel yesterday around 10:30pm.
“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, assaulted them and hurled stones.” –Agencies
