Nigerians attacked in Noida, Sushma Swaraj seeks report from UP govt

March 28, 2017 00:15

Hours after four Nigerian students sustained severe injuries after being attacked by a group of local residents in Greater Noida's Pari Chowk area in Uttar Pradesh, External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday has asked for a report from the state government.

The incident took place around 6 pm today, when local residents raised slogans demanding that all Africans living in residential colonies in Greater Noida be asked to vacate their rented houses immediately.

The protests come after a Class 12 student in Greater Noida's NSG Black Cats Enclave died of a suspected drug overdose and five Nigerian students living in the neighbourhood were booked - and later detained - in connection with the case. The students were later released for lack of evidence.

The 19-year-old victim Manish Khari had gone missing on Friday evening, locals who claimed to have seen the boy last with a group of Nigerians, raided their houses and accused them of cannibalism.

The police have registered a case for attempt to murder in Monay's violence and have arrested five people.

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