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Three more people were arrested on 18th March in connection with the alleged assault on foreign students who were offering namaz on the Gujarat University hostel premises.

3 more persons held for attack on international students at Gujarat University hostel

Three more people were arrested on 18th March in connection with the alleged assault on foreign students who were offering namaz on the Gujarat University hostel premises.

Police on Monday arrested three more persons in connection with the alleged attack some international students in the Gujarat University hostel premises here for offering namaz near the hostel block, the crime branch said.
The city crime branch on Sunday nabbed two persons - Hitesh Mevada and Bharat Patel - and handed over them to the Gujarat University police station for further legal process, it said in a release.
On Monday, the crime branch arrested three more persons, Kshitij Pandey (22), Jitendra Patel (31) and Sahil Dudhatiya (21), all residents of Ahmedabad, and handed them over to the local police for further probe, taking the total number of the arrested accused to five so far, the release said.
Students hailing from different foreign countries were assaulted on Saturday night by a group of persons in the Gujarat University hostel for offering namaz neat the facility's block, according to the police.
Two students - one from Sri Lanka and another from Tajikistan - were hospitalised after the incident which took place in the A-block hostel, police earlier said.
Following the incident, an FIR was registered against 20-25 unidentified persons under Indian Penal Code sections for rioting, unlawful assembly, voluntarily causing hurt, damage to property, criminal trespass, among others.
Police Commissioner GS Malik rushed to the spot after the incident and said nine teams were formed to conduct a probe into it.
Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi also held a meeting with police officers on Sunday and directed them to take strict and judicial action in the matter.
"Some 20-25 people entered the hostel premises (on Saturday night) and objected to the international students offering namaz there, asking them to do so in a mosque. They argued over the issue, assaulting them and hurling stones. They also vandalised their rooms," Malik said earlier.
There are around 300 international students enrolled at the Ahmedabad-based Gujarat University, including from Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Sri Lanka and countries in the African continent, the official said.
Nearly 75 of the international students stay in the A-block hostel of the university where the incident occurred, he said.
Several purported videos of the incident have also surfaced showing people pelting stones and vandalising vehicles of the students.

Police have arrested two men for the alleged assault on foreign students who were offering namaz at the Gujarat University hostel's premises. 

Two arrested for assault on foreign students offering namaz at Gujarat University

Police have arrested two men for the alleged assault on foreign students who were offering namaz at the Gujarat University hostel's premises.

The Ahmedabad Crime Branch police have arrested two men for the alleged assault on foreign students who were offering namaz at the Gujarat University hostel's premises.
The accused have been identified as Hitesh Rakhubhai Mewada and Bharat Damodarbhai Patel.
Deputy Commissioner of Police Tarun Duggal told PTI news agency that nine teams have been formed to arrest more accused and probe the incident.
An FIR has also been lodged against at least 25 unidentified accused under various sections of the Indian Penal Code for rioting, unlawful assembly, voluntarily causing hurt, damage to property, and criminal trespass, among others.
Two students &ndash; one from Sri Lanka and another from Tajikistan &ndash; were hospitalised after the incident which took place in the A-block hostel on Saturday night, they said.
Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi held a meeting with police officers and directed them to take strict and judicial action in the matter, Malik said.
The incident was reported at around 10.50 pm on Saturday when nearly two dozen people barged into the (government-run) Gujarat University's hostel and raised an objection to students from foreign countries offering namaz in the facility where they stayed, the police officer said.
Several purported videos of the alleged incident have also surfaced showing people pelting stones, and in one incident a man is seen slapping a university staffer, Malik said.
He said that the police are verifying the authenticity of these videos.
There are around 300 international students enrolled at Gujarat University, including from Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Sri Lanka and countries in Africa, Malik said.
(With PTI inputs)
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Saturday's escalation was a result of tensions that were already prevailing between those in the mob and a few overseas students. 

Foreign students at Gujarat University to be given 'cultural sensitivity' training: VC 

Vice Chancellor Neerja Gupta said that Saturday's escalation was a result of tensions that were already prevailing between those in the mob and a few overseas students.&nbsp;

Foreign students studying at Gujarat University will be made to undergo "cultural sensitivity" training, Vice Chancellor Neerja Gupta said, hours after a mob attacked the overseas students for offering namaz on the premises.
Speaking to the media, Gupta said that Saturday's escalation was caused by tensions that were prevailing between those in the mob and a few overseas students.
She further said that a special session will be held with the foreign students to discuss how to strengthen their security and provide cultural orientation.&nbsp;
"These are foreign students and when you go abroad, you must learn cultural sensitivity. These students need an orientation. We will sit with them, provide cultural orientation and discuss how to strengthen their security," she said, according to NDTV news outlet.
It has been alleged that a mob attacked students hailing from different foreign countries in the Gujarat University hostel in Ahmedabad for offering namaz on the premises.
Two students - one from Sri Lanka and another from Tajikistan - were hospitalised after the incident.
An FIR was registered against 20-25 people and nine teams of security personnel were formed to conduct a probe into the incident, Police Commissioner GS Malik said.
According to reports, the incident happened around 10.50 pm on Saturday when nearly two dozen people barged into the government-run university's hostel and raised an objection to students from Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and other countries offering namaz in the facility where they stayed.
There are around 300 international students enrolled at the Gujarat University, including from Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Sri Lanka and countries in Africa, Mallik said.
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