Hyderabad: A 23-year-old Nigerian student in Hyderabad was wounded in the head allegedly after being hit with a rod following a dispute over car parking in the Banjara Hills area. His attacker, a neighbour, has been arrested.
Amid anger among African nations over the lynching of a Congo national in Delhi last week, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj has asked for a report on the Hyderabad incident.
The police say an argument broke out on Wednesday night when Damilola Kazeem, a third-year Nigerian student, parked his car at the spot reserved for a neighbour, Mohammad Gaffar.
"There was no racial motive," said police officer Srinivas.
The group of envoys of African nations wrote a letter to the government saying that "Africa Day" celebrations this week must be put off and India should first tackle the problem of "racism and Afro-phobia".
Amid anger among African nations over the lynching of a Congo national in Delhi last week, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj has asked for a report on the Hyderabad incident.
The police say an argument broke out on Wednesday night when Damilola Kazeem, a third-year Nigerian student, parked his car at the spot reserved for a neighbour, Mohammad Gaffar.
"There was no racial motive," said police officer Srinivas.
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The group of envoys of African nations wrote a letter to the government saying that "Africa Day" celebrations this week must be put off and India should first tackle the problem of "racism and Afro-phobia".
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