India's foreign ministry says it is looking into an
alleged attack on a Nigerian student by a local man
in the southern city of Hyderabad.
alleged attack on a Nigerian student by a local man
in the southern city of Hyderabad.
Police said 26-year-old Bamilola Kazim was
allegedly assaulted by Mohammed Gafoor after a
row on Wednesday
Mr Kazim was treated for wounds at a local
hospital and released.
Last week a student from the Democratic Republic
of Congo was beaten to death by a group of Indian
men after an argument in Delhi.
Two men have been arrested in connection with the
killing of the Congolese man.
Indian foreign ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup
tweeted on Friday that Foreign Minister Sushma
Swaraj "had urgently sought report" on Wednesday's
incident from the local government "and is
monitoring the case".
Police said Mr Kazim allegedly parked his car in
front of Mr Gafoor's house, and was attacked with
an iron rod by the latter after an altercation.
Hyderabad police officer K Srinivas told BBC Hindi's
Imran Qureshi that the two men had "reached some
understanding" after Mr Gafoor was arrested and
released on bail.
Gideon Omodowale of the local Nigerian Students
Association said it was a "small issue".
"He [Mr Gafoor] has apologised and we have also
forgiven him. It happens," he told the BBC.
There are more than 4,000 students from African
countries in Hyderabad.
Following last week's killing of an African student in
Delhi, a group of African embassies had said they
did not want to participate in Africa Day celebrations
on Thursday because of repeated attacks on African
students in India.
They relented after Ms Swaraj promised to ensure
the safety of African students in India.
Mr Swarup said the Indian government had received
news from its embassy in Kinshasa, the capital of
Democratic Republic of Congo, that some "Indian
establishments and shops were attacked on 23 and
25 May as a reaction perhaps to the killing of the
Congolese national" in Delhi.
"It has been reported that by Wednesday, things
have calmed down," Mr Swarup was quoted as
saying by The Hindu newspaper.
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo
have not yet commented on the remarks.
In February, a Tanzanian student was assaulted and
partially stripped by a mob in the southern city of
Bangalore.
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