Etim Effiong
Police have arrested eight people who assaulted two Nigerian students at Roorkee Institute of Technology, Bhagwanpur College, India.
Those arrested regarding the assault on Nigerian students are the director of a private engineering college, five security guards, registrar and a non-teaching staff.
Station house officer, Bhagwanpur Police Station in Haridwar District, Sanjeev Thapliyal, stated that a Nigerian student, Francis Koyang, made a complaint last Thursday, which led to the arrests, Hindustan Times reports.
It was reported that two Nigerian BTech second-year students studying at the institute were beaten up by men alleged to be the college guards after exchanging words for going out of the campus for dinner without a pass.
A video of the incident had since gone viral.
It was gathered that the school administration had not granted passes since March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Police said one of the two students is now recovering in a hospital.
Following protests by local students, villagers and National Student Union of India (NSUI) in support of the Nigerian students, circle officer, Mangalore Singh, said security had been beefed up in the college area with CCTV footage being monitored as well.