Pakistani student beaten up in Indian university
Police are pursuing the culprits and state governor also came to visit me in the hospital: the 24-year-old student.
Express News screengrab of Hasan's picture.
ISLAMABAD:
The only Pakistani student at India’s Pondicherry University was severely beaten up in his hostel room, Express News reported on Thursday.
Ali Hasan Raza – a 24-year-old international relations student – was sleeping in his hostel room when three unidentified men entered his room and attacked him with steel rods.
The attackers left when nearby students arrived to rescue him. According to The New Indian Express, the incident took place early May 13.
With injuries on his head, neck and back, Ali underwent treatment at Puducherry Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) and Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (Jipmer) after the attack, the Times of India (TOI) reported.
Speaking from India, Ali told Express News that he was being facilitated by the Indian authorities and that police were active in pursuit of the culprits. He further said that the state governor came to meet him in the hospital.
Ali emphasised that he was never discriminated on the basis of his religion or nationality while studying at the Pondicherry University.
While speaking to Express News, Ali’s father Ahmed Raza said his son was in better condition and that this was the first incident of such kind during Ali’s two-year stay in India.
Ahmed said Ali was due to return to Pakistan in a few days as he had finished his study programme.
The TOI report stated that the Students Federation of India (SFI) has asked the university to take all measures to identify the attackers and initiate stringent inquiry against them.
"The university should conduct a flawless probe into the matter and nab the culprits. The safety of students must be ensured. We call on the whole student community of Puducherry to condemn the violence and protest against the security lapse in the university," SFI secretary A Anand was quoted as saying in the TOI report.
Anand further added that many students had complained that a few groups of students had been assaulting innocent students on the campus.
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The only Pakistani student at India’s Pondicherry University was severely beaten up in his hostel room, Express News reported on Thursday.
Ali Hasan Raza – a 24-year-old international relations student – was sleeping in his hostel room when three unidentified men entered his room and attacked him with steel rods.
The attackers left when nearby students arrived to rescue him. According to The New Indian Express, the incident took place early May 13.
With injuries on his head, neck and back, Ali underwent treatment at Puducherry Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) and Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (Jipmer) after the attack, the Times of India (TOI) reported.
Speaking from India, Ali told Express News that he was being facilitated by the Indian authorities and that police were active in pursuit of the culprits. He further said that the state governor came to meet him in the hospital.
Ali emphasised that he was never discriminated on the basis of his religion or nationality while studying at the Pondicherry University.
While speaking to Express News, Ali’s father Ahmed Raza said his son was in better condition and that this was the first incident of such kind during Ali’s two-year stay in India.
Ahmed said Ali was due to return to Pakistan in a few days as he had finished his study programme.
The TOI report stated that the Students Federation of India (SFI) has asked the university to take all measures to identify the attackers and initiate stringent inquiry against them.
"The university should conduct a flawless probe into the matter and nab the culprits. The safety of students must be ensured. We call on the whole student community of Puducherry to condemn the violence and protest against the security lapse in the university," SFI secretary A Anand was quoted as saying in the TOI report.
Anand further added that many students had complained that a few groups of students had been assaulting innocent students on the campus.
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