Zimbabwean student attacked near police station in Talwandi Sabo

Despite police claims of strict security arrangements in view of the Independence Day, barely two kilometres from the police station, youths armed with sticks and batons attacked a Zimbabwean student studying at a private university in Talwandi Sabo, leaving him seriously injured. Although the alleged attackers’ car was damaged after it crashed into a tree while they were fleeing, they managed to escape on foot after abandoning the vehicle. Police have begun a serious investigation into the matter.

The incident came to light when BJP leader Gopal Krishan Bansal released a video showing an unconscious injured foreign student lying on the road and a damaged car. It has been learned that the stick-wielding youths arrived in a Skoda car and brutally assaulted the foreign student. When the student was badly injured and the attackers tried to escape in the car, they lost control and hit a tree. However, they managed to flee, leaving the vehicle behind.

As soon as the incident was reported, SHO Yadvinder Singh reached the spot and had the injured student taken to the hospital in an ambulance. Due to his critical condition, he was referred to AIIMS, Bathinda. The injured youth has been identified as Zivwa Leroy, a (link unavailable) student at Guru Kashi University from Zimbabwe.

DSP Rajesh Sanehi said that the car seized by the police appears to belong to the attackers. One suspect was detained at the scene, and the remaining assailants will be arrested soon.