At least 20 students were injured in violence between Indian and foreign students on Parul University campus in Waghodia town near Vadodara.
The police detained 18 students including eight foreign nationals and filed two FIRs against them. The injured were treated at a hospital at the campus. The incident occurred late in the night on Sunday. According to police the incident happened when Indian students were passing by the international hostel. It began with verbal altercation between two groups that led to huge mobs from both the sides gathering near the hostel and it transformed into clash.
The police claimed that situation came under control as soon as cops swung into the action. On a safer side, the police decided to call additional force to avoid any untoward incident. A large contingent of police personnel remain stationed as uneasy calm prevailed on the campus till Monday.
The university authorities on their part have shut down the hostel facilities and closed down the campus. Among those injured include six Afghan students, two from Uganda, one from Congo and the remaining are Indian students.
“This is a very serious incident and we will take stringent action. We are yet to identify miscreants but one thing is sure that they will all be behind bars at the earliest irrespective of their nationality,” police official said, adding that the police would also inform the respective embassies about the incident.