A large crowd of Africans have clashed with the police on Saturday in a South Delhi neighbourhood, India, after 3 Nigerians were arrested for allegedly overstaying their visas.
The police said that two of Nigerians managed to free themselves in the chaos but the one of them was caught.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that a police team, including officers from narcotics team, again visited the area later in the evening and arrested 4 Nigerians with expired visas.
This time too a crowd of 150-200 Africans, according to police estimates, tried to help the detainees escape but the team was better prepared for crowd control.
The police said on Saturday they sent a narcotics cell team to complete the deportation proceedings of three Nigerians who had been “overstaying” in the country.
Chandan Chowdhary, DCP (South) said, “The team was trying to bring them to the police station but suddenly about 100 Africans gathered there and obstructed the police team. In the meantime, two of those detained managed to escape. One was successfully apprehended later.”
Officials said the group manhandled them and forced them to leave, while “obstructing” their duties.
Visuals from the spot show a group of young men and women clashing with the police. The police are seen pulling the detainees, while the African youths are pushing them and shouting at them. The officers are also seen trying to make a human chain and attempting to stop the protesters using their lathis.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that no action has been initiated against the mob yet. The police said they are looking into the matter and will register a case.