Romi Uppal

Eighteen months after the brutal assault on 23-year-old African student Yannick Nihangaza that left him comatose, a local court yesterday awarded 10 years of rigorous imprisonment to seven persons in the case.

Days after the arrest of Romi Uppal, the son of a Superintendent of Police, one more accused in the African student assault case has been arrested today. So far, four people have been arrested in the case.

The Jalandhar Police has made a fresh arrest in connection with the assault on Yannick Nihangaza, a student from Burundi. Romi Uppal is the son of a Superintendent of Police, and was arrested after his name figured in the call details of the main accused who beat Yannick nearly three months ago, sources said.

Eighteen months after the brutal assault on 23-year-old African student Yannick Nihangaza that left him comatose, a local court yesterday awarded 10 years of rigorous imprisonment to seven persons in the case.

Days after the arrest of Romi Uppal, the son of a Superintendent of Police, one more accused in the African student assault case has been arrested today. So far, four people have been arrested in the case.

The Jalandhar Police has made a fresh arrest in connection with the assault on Yannick Nihangaza, a student from Burundi. Romi Uppal is the son of a Superintendent of Police, and was arrested after his name figured in the call details of the main accused who beat Yannick nearly three months ago, sources said.