Update: 10:41AM FIJIAN students studying in Bangalore, India are safe following sporadic attacks on foreign students.
According
to a government statement, the attacks followed the alleged accident of a South
African student.
The Fiji High Commission in New
Delhi is liaising with the following Indian institutions to monitor the
situation and update the mission accordingly:
- The
Commissioner of Police, Bangalore City Police (BCP); - DCP
North BCP; - Soladevanahalli
Police Station, BCP; - Indian
Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi; and - Regional
Office ? Bangalore Indian Council for Cultural Relations
A total of nine students are
studying at the Acharya Institute of Graduate Studies.
The situation is calm at their
university and Fijian students are safe.
The Head of the Acharya Institute of
Graduate Studies has reassured all international students to focus on their
studies and not to panic.
