UGC urges G D Goenka University to take 'appropriate' action on clash between Indian, Nigerian students

NEW DELHI: University Grants Commission (UGC) has requested G D Goenka University to take “appropriate” action on recent clashes between Indian and Nigerian students during a football match on campus. The Commission asked the university to send a detailed report and take suitable measures to avoid such incidents in future.

“It has come to the notice of the University Grants Commission through media that there were clashes between Nigerian and local students on the campus of the university, which is causing tension among the students,” said UGC in an official statement.

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“You are requested to urgently take appropriate action on the issue and send a detailed report to the Commission. Please take suitable measures to ensure that such incidents are avoided in the future,” it added.

UGC requests G.D. Goenka University, Gurgaon to take appropriate action on the issue relating to tension between Nigerian and local students and send a detailed report to the Commission. The University to ensure that such incidents are avoided in future. pic.twitter.com/vYoPjNuNkc

— UGC INDIA (@ugc_india) October 19, 2022

Recently the university said that it will take strict action in connection with the brawl. "If the students are found guilty in the internal report, strict action will be taken against them. Some of them can even be expelled from the university and some may be forced to leave the hostel," university registrar Dhirendra Singh Parihar said. "In the future, any kind of sports event will be held in the presence of officials. The security system will also be strengthened in the university," he added.

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Six students were injured in the incident and both groups involved in the clashes got FIRs lodged against each other at the Sohna City police station. Twenty-two students have been suspended after CCTV footage confirmed their involvement in the clashes, the university said earlier.

The parents of 20 of the 22 students met the university management on Tuesday. During the meeting, the university management apprised the parents of the involvement of their children in the clashes.