Meanwhile, the scholars, two of whom have been injured severely, are recovering at a hospital the place their situation is alleged to be out of hazard.

On studying concerning the incident, Ahmedabad police chief G S Mallik and Gujarat University Vice-Chancellor Neerja Gupta reached the hostel on Sunday morning. The vice-chancellor later stated that there gave the impression to be some earlier stress between the 2 sides concerned within the assault.

According to preliminary stories, worldwide college students from Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have been reportedly attacked whereas they have been providing late-night namaaz on Saturday at an space designated by the Gujarat University within the worldwide boys’ hostel block-A. Purported movies of the incident, shared on X, additionally present some folks vandalising two-wheelers.

Speaking to media individuals after the go to, Police Commissioner Malik stated that round 10.30 pm, when the international college students have been providing namaz, 20-25 folks requested why they have been providing prayers there and instructed them to take action at a mosque. This led to a scuffle, stone pelting, and vandalism in hostel rooms as properly.

“Somebody informed the police control room at 10.51 pm and a PCR van reached the spot at 10.56 pm,” Malik stated, including, “We have taken serious note of the incident and strict action will be taken.”

The police have registered an FIR and are investigating the incident. (Express Photo)

“Nine teams have been formed (to probe the incident). One accused has been identified and the police will arrest (all) the accused,” he stated.

Speaking to The Indian Express, Imran Khedawala, the Congress MLA from Jamalpur Khadia, stated, “A group of around 30 people entered the area chanting ‘Jai Sri Ram’ slogans during the namaaz at around 10.30 pm and reportedly attacked the international students. Four students who were injured – two of them severely – were rushed to the municipal corporation-run SVP Hospital.”

Khedawala and former MLA Gyasuddin Sheikh, who have been among the many first to succeed in the spot on Saturday evening, rushed the scholars to the hospital.

The incident came about within the presence of hostel safety workers and the police additionally arrived after the assault, Khedawala stated. “The rooms of these foreign students were also ransacked and those involved in the attack damaged their laptops and mobile phones,” the MLA added.

Speaking to reporters, Gujarat University Vice-Chancellor Prof Neerja Gupta stated there gave the impression to be some pre-existing stress between the international college students and those that attacked them. “As per the information available to me, this (namaaz) is not the basic issue. There were already some differences between the groups. This is a matter of investigation. The issue cannot take such a major form in one day and after one incident. An FIR was registered immediately,” she stated.

She added that the college will prepare cultural orientation classes for its international college students. “This is a very sensitive issue for us. They are foreign students and when they go to foreign countries there is a need to be culturally sensitive. From this incident, it has emerged that there is still a need for cultural orientation. We will sit with them (foreign students) and try to understand what they feel and what can be done and how to strengthen their security. We will sit with them and provide that cultural orientation,” Prof Gupta stated.

The college can also be taking administrative choices over the administration of the international college students’ hostel. “It does not come under a warden but under the international students’ advisor. We are also taking administrative decisions in this regard,” she added.

Meanwhile, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) demanded “strict action” on the a part of the authorities. In an announcement issued on Sunday, it stated, “Such incidents in the campus raise serious questions on the security arrangements of the campus. ABVP demands strict security arrangements from the Gujarat University administration.”