Gujarat University Asks 7 Foreign Students to Vacate Hostel for Overstaying

The move comes weeks after some foreign students were attacked for offering namaz on the university's premises.

The Wire Staff

The move comes weeks after some foreign students were attacked for offering namaz on the university's premises.

gujarat university asks 7 foreign students to vacate hostel for overstaying

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New Delhi: Six students from Afghanistan and one from East Africa have been asked to vacate the Gujarat University's hostel rooms for overstaying, an official told news agency PTI on Sunday (April 7), weeks after some foreign students were attacked for offering namaz on the premises.

Since there is no mosque on campus, the students had on March 16 reportedly gathered in a hostel earmarked for foreign students to offer namaz at night during the month of Ramzan. A mob then stormed their rooms and broke their belongings, Vibes of India reported.

Two students from Sri Lanka and Tajikistan were hospitalised following the incident.

An Afghan and a Gambian delegation had visited the university days after the March 16 attack. They also held a meeting with the vice-chancellor over safety measures, PTI reported.

The university’s vice-chancellor, Neerja Gupta, told the news agency that six students from Afghanistan and one from East Africa were asked to vacate their hostel rooms after they were found overstaying.

These persons had completed their studies and were staying in the hostel as ex-students due to some pending administrative work, she said.

According to her, more than 300 international students are enrolled in Gujarat University.

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