India condemns 'deplorable' attack on Nigerian students, five arrested

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Noida: India on Tuesday condemned an alleged racial attack on Nigerian students who were brutally beaten up in Greater Noida by mobs targeting African nationals blaming them for drug running following the death of a teen due to suspected drug overdose.
Apprehending a diplomatic row over the attack near the national capital, the External Affairs Ministry assured of an impartial probe and said India was committed to the safety of foreigners in the country.External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said she had spoken to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Aditya Nath Yogi, and he had assured her of a "fair and impartial investigation into this unfortunate incident".

According to police in Greater Noida, some 40 km from Delhi, late on Monday night four Nigerian students were attacked by crowds near Pari Chowk while two more were beaten by a mob inside a shopping mall.
The attacks took place after protests over the death of Manish Khatri, a Class 12 student in Greater Noida's NSG Society, Superintendent of Police Sujata Singh told IANS.

Khatri is said to have died of cardiac arrest due to suspected drug overdose on Saturday.

Singh said three FIRs had been registered.

Five suspects were arrested and over 1,000 unknown people have been booked, police officer Avinish Dixit in Greater Noida told IANS.

Dixit said police had received a complaint from an association of Nigerian residents in Greater Noida.

Atul Saxena, store manager at Levi's outlet in Ansal Plaza where one of the attacks occurred, said two Nigerians shopping in the mall rushed into the store, closed the door and pleaded with him to save them from the mob.

"After them, some 100 or 150 people forced open the door and barged in. They beat one of the Nigerians and dragged him out. The other had hid himself in a trial room. He too was dragged out and beaten up," Saxena told IANS.

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[Spontaneous spinach]

Lol these Nigerians are getting from all sides, it's always the same issue, drugs..

 

[genetic]

Nigerians and drugs... is anyone really surprised?

 

[Ninja'd]

I can't help but think that if the mob was white there would be a huge backlash. SJWs and snowflakes would be screaming bloody racism. But they're not so there's nothing to see here... moving along.

 

[ForceFate]

I can't help but that if the mob was white there would be a huge backlash. SJWs and snowflakes would be screaming bloody racism. But they're not so there's nothing to see here... moving along.

Lol

 

[skeptic_SA]

The fact that there was actually violence and not just threats of "Hold me back ekse - hold me baaaaack" leads me to suspect these weren't real Indians.