2 arrested in assault on international students during Namaz in Gujarat
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In the assault against international students of Ahmedabad's Gujarat University, two men have been arrested, the police said on Sunday.
DCP (Zone 7) Tarun Duggal said the two arrested accused have been identified as Hitesh Mevada and Bharat Patel. "Search operations to arrest the remaining accused are underway", he said.
"An FIR was registered against 20-25 unidentified accused persons under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for rioting, unlawful assembly, voluntarily causing hurt, damage to property, and criminal trespass, among others. "Two of those accused have been arrested," Duggal added.
One of the two international students injured in the violence has been released from the hospital, according to Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.
"An incidence of violence took place at Gujarat University in Ahmedabad yesterday. The state government is taking strict action against the perpetrators. Two foreign students were injured in the clash. One of them has been discharged from hospital after receiving medical attention," he said in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
The incident happened at around 10:50 p.m. on Saturday when around 25 people barged into the Gujarat University hostel and raised an objection to international students offering namaz in the facility where they stayed, the police said.
