Probe ordered into assault on African student in Greater Noida
GREATER NOIDA: Disturbing visuals of an African national studying in Greater Noida’s Sharda University being lifted up and thrown out of the university campus by private guards have once against raised concerns over racism-related attacks on African nationals in the country and their safety.
Ahmad Tameem, a Kenyan national student, pursuing BBA at the university, has alleged that the university guards constantly treat him like a suspect, despite him having a yniversity I-card at all times.
Following the incident, the university has suspended seven of its guards.
Police have, meanwhile, registered an FIR against 10 unnamed people, including teh chairman and vice-chairman of the university.
On Friday, District Magistrate BN Singh took cognisance of the reports and formed a committee to investigate the matter.
The inquiry ordered by the District Magistrate will be conducted by a team comprising the Suniti Singh, Superintendent of Police, Greater Noida, and Additional District Magistrate (E) Vineet Kumar, Gautam Buddh Nagar.
“The SPRA and ADM (E) will investigate the matter and submit a report in two weeks. They will speak to all the foreign associations and assure them safety. Whoever is found at fault, we will take strict action against them,” Singh said on Friday.
On the directions of Ajay Pal Sharma, Senior Superintendent of Police, Greater Noida, police have also recorded the statement of the victim and an inquiry has been ordered in the case.
“Following his statement, we have registered an FIR under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code. He has said that the guards threw him out on the directions of chairman and vice-chairman of the university,” said Sharma.
This, however, is not the first time when students have been roughed up at Sharda University.
Many other students have alleged that such behaviour by private guards is common in the university campus and it is only when things get out of hand that the administration intervenes. NEW DELHI: A former operations manager with a bank has been arrested with his two associates for their involvement in cheating job seekers, police said on Friday.
Police said the accused were identified as Virender Sahu, an MBA graduate who worked with a private bank till 2015, and his associates Vinay Kumar and Arun Kumar. The accused used to withdraw money from banks by using forged letterheads of different firms.
Cops said the bank accounts used by the accused to transfer money have been identified.
During interrogation, Sahu revealed that he had sold a fridge on OLX, where he discovered that numerous résumés of job seekers were available online.
The idea of using these young men struck his mind and he involved Arun and Vinay for committing the crime. Arun worked as a mediator and Vinay arranged the account in which money was to be transferred.
Police claimed that the gang used a unique modus operandi of calling innocent youth, who had posted their resume on OLX for jobs interviews at Connaught Place, New Delhi.
They were asked to come with their bank details, so that their salary can be transferred to their accounts.
On the basis of online information of traders, they lured traders to place quotation on their letterhead with copies of canceled cheques.
Police further said that on the basis of this information, forged letters were prepared requesting banks to transfer money through RTGS/NEFT.
A specific request was made to provide a fresh cheque book to confuse banks. Sahu also used to call bank managers that he is sending a man with the letter and that the transaction was urgent.