Hyderabad: Within days of a barbaric assault on a Tanzanian student in Bangalore, a 26-year-old Nigerian national was allegedly beaten up by a mob in the upmarket Banjara Hills here on Thursday night.
While Nigerian citizen Orolabe Ibidola lodged a police complaint stating that he was assaulted by 15 people for no fault of his, and that it was a racist attack, the accused lodged a counter-complaint saying that they were themselves beaten up by three Nigerians after the two groups were involved in a minor road mishap.
Alleging Ibidola suffered a racial attack, the three Nigerians staged a dharna outside Banjara Hills police station until early hours of Friday, and ended it only after cops registered a case and promised action.
Ibidola told TOI that after offering prayers at the local mosque in Paramount Colony in Hakimpet of Banjara Hills, he was walking towards Tolichowki around 8.30 pm on Thursday when a few youth standing by first hurled racial abuses at him. When he confronted them, they punched him in the chest and took off his shirt.
"Luckily, my neighbour was passing by and he intervened and told the youth that he knows me after which they let me go. However, a little later, they chased me down and beat me up again after hurling more racial abuses," Ibidola said. "They also brandished a knife and a shotgun. While the assault was taking place, my two Nigerian room mates who were passing by noticed me and came to my rescue. But the mob, about 15 of them, then assaulted all the three of us," he added.
While waiting for the cops, the three Nigerians called Nigerian Students Association President Omobowle Sean, who rushed to the spot and alerted the Nigerian Embassy in New Delhi. The Nigerians said they had video recorded the assault and handed over the clip to cops.
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