Tanzanian attack case: Team to leave for Bengaluru today

February 05, 2016 02:45

A team comprising the Tanzanian high commissioner and senior ministry of external affairs officials will travel to Bengaluru on Friday in connection with the alleged assault and stripping of a Tanzanian woman there, an incident termed as 'isolated' by the government on Thursday.

The decision to send a team was taken at a meeting convened in New Delhi by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who has described the incident as 'shameful'.

Terming the incident as 'isolated', MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup said it was result of a 'chain reaction' following a road accident in which a woman was killed. He said the incident should not be 'generalised'.

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