Five people were on Tuesday arrested in connection with the assault on four Nigerian nationals in Greater Noida.
The arrests come after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath promised speedy action to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj who spoke to him about the incident.
“I have spoken to Yogi Adityanath ji, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, about attack on African students in Greater Noida. He has assured that there will be a fair and impartial investigation into this unfortunate incident,” Swaraj tweeted.
Swaraj had on Monday sought report from the Uttar Pradesh government over the attack on four Nigerian students, who sustained severe injuries after being assaulted by a group of local residents in Greater Noida's Pari Chowk area.
The incident comes as locals protested following the death of a Class XII student in Greater Noida's NSG Black Cats Enclave due to suspected drug overdose and five Nigerian students living in the neighbourhood were booked—and later detained—in connection with the case.
The students were later released for lack of evidence.
Over 100 locals held a protest at the busy junction demanding that all Africans living in residential colonies in Greater Noida be asked to vacate their rented houses immediately.
