Pakistani student tortured in Indian university returns home
Ali is the first and only Pakistani student in Pondicherry University in India.
LAHORE (Web Desk) – Pakistani student Ali Hassan Raza who was tortured in an Indian University has returned back home, Dunya News reported on Saturday.
Ali Hassan, 24, was assaulted by three unidentified men at Pondicherry University with iron rods on Tuesday.
Talking to media after arriving in Pakistan, Ali said he was thankful to Allah that he returned back on his feet.
He said unidentified men attacked while he was sleeping in his room.
Ali said he wasn t involved in any illegal activities during his stay in India.
According to Times of India, Ali was a student of Unesco Madanjeet Singh Institute for South Asia Regional Cooperation (Unesco Misarc) in the university. He was sleeping in his room at the Sir C V Raman Hostel on the campus when three unidentified people armed with iron rods barged into the room and attacked him around 4am on Tuesday.
Raza, who attempted to defend himself, raised an alarm. He sustained injuries in his neck and back. The attackers escaped even before other students came to his rescue.
The students generally do not lock their rooms during night due to extreme hot conditions.
Raza underwent treatment at Puducherry Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) and later at Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (Jipmer). He lodged a complaint with the Kalapet police, who registered a case and began inquiries.
"Preliminary inquiries revealed that Raza is an amicable student without any previous enmity with any section of students. He ruled out the possibility of any section of students nurturing hatred against him. We have begun a detailed probe. We suspect that the attackers might have mistaken him for someone," said investigating officer and sub-inspector V Sivakumar.
Ali is the first and only Pakistani student in Pondicherry University.
