Race riot erupts in Greater Noida as Nigerians get beaten

[Gabbar Singh]

Disgraceful.

A Nigerian girl was allegedly abducted and several Africans were assaulted in Greater Noida on Monday as people from a protest march over a teenage boy’s death because of suspected drugs overdose attacked black foreigners in the area.

The peaceful protest march suddenly turned violent and triggered a vicious racial attack as locals have accused Africans living in the area of drugging class 12 student Manish Khari, who died of a cardiac arrest on Saturday.

Most of the victims of the mob attack were doing their evening shopping near Pari Chowk, oblivious to the undercurrent of anger against Africans.

The Nigerian girl was missing from 7pm and found at a hospital around 10.30pm. It couldn’t be ascertained what happened to her during that period, while police chief Dharmendra Singh said no abduction happened.

“It’s a rumour to escalate tension in the area,” he said.

Police arrested five people allegedly involved in the violence. More are likely to be picked up.

Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj has asked for a report from the Uttar Pradesh government about the violence.


The protesters were shouting slogans against Africans and demanding arrest of those behind the death of the boy, a resident of NSG Society in Greater Noida, who reportedly went missing on Friday evening and was found in a drug haze near the entrance of his colony the next morning. He died in a private hospital later.

People accused Nigerians living in the building of drugging the boy. Police picked up five Nigerians and confiscated their passports, but released them because of lack of evidence.

Many African students live in Greater Noida, where a clutch of international universities has come up of late.

“The crowd was peaceful until it reached Pari Chowk, but went out of control at the sight of Africans in the market. The protesters roughed up many black people until police intervened and baton-charged to disperse them,” an eyewitness said.

People were not happy with the police action after the boy’s death. Hundreds of protesters gathered at Surajpur on Monday morning and surrounded the offices of the district magistrate and senior superintendent of police, demanding action against the culprits.

“The population of Africans is growing in Greater Noida, which is increasingly becoming a menace to locals,” said Sher Singh Bhati, a resident.

Africans alleged that the incident was a racial attack.

“The environment is such that locals may any time attack us. We are scared of coming out of our homes,” a Nigerian said.

More than 150 policemen were deployed in areas where Nigerian students live.

Greater Noida circle officer Abhinandan said: “This behaviour of people giving a racial tone to an issue is not acceptable. Some anti-social elements joined the peaceful march and resorted to violence. We have videotaped the events and will book each one of them.”

Monday’s attack reflects a growing intolerance against Africans in New Delhi and its satellite cities. At least six Africans were wounded in three separate incidents in Chattarpur area of south Delhi in May last year, prompting external affairs minister Swaraj to take up the issue with home minister Rajnath Singh.

The attacks on the African youth, mostly from Nigeria, happened less than a week after a 23-year-old man from Congo was stoned to death by three people in Kishangarh village near Vasant Kunj.

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.hi...-locals/story-IG5WhkUHyznwSkMVM7JNKK_amp.html

 

[JaDed]

Country feels like a tickin time bomb at times,so many protests ,anger on street ,if Police takes action they get blamed for brutality.Personally though not a difference and life is still going on. May be time to migrate to hilly areas.

 

[Bewal Express]

Would they have been as angry if the migrants/students were white. I doubt it, in the SC we see Black skin as inferior, we desire our children to be light skinned, we look upto white people as our superior because of their whiteness not because of their deeds.

 

[Tera Gawaandi]

Country feels like a tickin time bomb at times,so many protests ,anger on street ,if Police takes action they get blamed for brutality.Personally though not a difference and life is still going on. May be time to migrate to hilly areas.

Go to another country, biggest ticking time bomb is population. India is done and dusted.

 

[JaDed]

Go to another country, biggest ticking time bomb is population. India is done and dusted.

Its city dependent mate, upcoming places like Raipur,Kochi are amazing to be not to forget revamped places like pune,hyderabad and Mysore have found a better niche and employment.

If you switch off your news and social media and go around observing imo is way better than it used to except Chennai and Delhi finding both the cities loud hot and polluted(chennai less than delhi).

But i can see why Punjabis feel that ,my parents have been in North America for 2 yrs now, my dad hated it when he came in December esp gov offices.

 

[boomboomcheema]

So Indians protest against racist attacks in US and Australia while indulging in racism against the Africans in their own country.

Disgusting.

 

[sshakir411]

what is with the rise in extremism and intolerance in India? Surprising given the fact that we've seen Indians on the receiving end of racism after that ill fated shooting of 2 Indians from the Trump supporter.

 

[czar]

Nigerians don't help their cause either with the shabby reputation they carry.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Nigerians don't help their cause either with the shabby reputation they carry.

Is that a reputation for being black?

 

[Zak_Fan]

Is that a reputation for being black?

Read this. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/...rug-trafficking-nigerian-murder/1/326094.html

 

[troodon]

Shameful.

 

[Saeed]

Last paragraph of the article is extremely disturbing. A guy from far away comes to your with high hopes and you treat him this way?

 

[czar]

Is that a reputation for being black?

Reputation of being involved in Drug trade.

 

[boomboomcheema]

Indians justifying these attacks and brushing every Nigerian as a dealer of drugs.

 

[bleaf27]

An attack on a foreign national is not acceptable and no one is offering a justification but a possible explanation.
In the US, when black indiviuals are incarcerated or shot more often by the police - Race is often a factor to excuse , what do you have to say about that ?
A lot of hypocrites here indicating this as tolerance on part of Indians however they themselves don't hold black people in the highest regard.

 

[bleaf27]

Is that a reputation for being black?

Reputation which is popularly advertised by the US and not helped by it's cause by its own people

US - history of slavery , Higher % of incarceration , civilians shot
Nigerians - Involvement of Scams all over doesn't help much , quite prevalent in drug use

 

[cricketjoshila]

Nigerians are a law and order issue in many places they live.Many are involved in drug peddling and live on expired visas.On top of that if they are told to behave in a lawful and proper manner they act aggressively.


Govt must take proper action againist the ones involved in illegal activities and those living illegally.Only people with genuine purpose and valid documents be allowed..

 

[Muhammad10]

Just to be clear, this thread is not about drugs in Pakistan. Derailment will not be tolerated.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Nigerians are a law and order issue in many places they live.Many are involved in drug peddling and live on expired visas.On top of that if they are told to behave in a lawful and proper manner they act aggressively.


Govt must take proper action againist the ones involved in illegal activities and those living illegally.Only people with genuine purpose and valid documents be allowed..

A girl was abducted, people beaten less than a week before a man was stoned to death. Surely you should be lobbying for the protection of a minority group instead of demanding a crackdown on illegals at this stage?

 

[cricketjoshila]

A girl was abducted, people beaten less than a week before a man was stoned to death. Surely you should be lobbying for the protection of a minority group instead of demanding a crackdown on illegals at this stage?

And illegals have no place in my country.Should be deported Asap.

 

[Waseem]

Quite sad to see such level of racism in India, i really hope people in Pakistan never go down to such level

I remember similar incidents happened in the past against African students as well.

 

[Specialisttailender]

The mob wouldn't have beaten up the criminals if the perpetrators were white.

 

[JaDed]

Nigerians are a law and order issue in many places they live.Many are involved in drug peddling and live on expired visas.On top of that if they are told to behave in a lawful and proper manner they act aggressively.


Govt must take proper action againist the ones involved in illegal activities and those living illegally.Only people with genuine purpose and valid documents be allowed..

If the video being shared is authentic then it proves who were being a law and order issue,irrespective of some wannabe Pakistani Brits who never see an issue in their society,this mob violence has become an issue in our society.

If there was an issue they should had filed a police complaint,letting Mobs run havoc is going to come and bite us.

 

[Varun]

Nigerians may not be the most prolific members of society, but we don't have a leg to stand on with respect to racism abroad if this is the attitude we exhibit at home.

 

[Yossarian]

Nigerians may not be the most prolific members of society, but we don't have a leg to stand on with respect to racism abroad if this is the attitude we exhibit at home.

Good point.

Also, is there a sizeable Indian expat population in Nigeria? If so, then hotheads in Nigeria seeing news coverage like this will likely target these Indian expats, especially since these Indian expats most probably are economically far better off than the average Nigerian.

 

[CricketCartoons]

Nigerians may not be the most prolific members of society, but we don't have a leg to stand on with respect to racism abroad if this is the attitude we exhibit at home.

Excellent point!

In any crime, we must first establish whether the victim, or anyone from his nation, was guilty of similar things in the past or not. If yes, then it is karma. If no, then we can think of providing justice.

 

[cricketjoshila]

The mob wouldn't have beaten up the criminals if the perpetrators were white.

First of all a mob has no right to beat anyone.Secondly after nigerians the worst reputation is of eastern europeans in terms of illegal activities.

Many posh areas in big cities have society rules againist giving rented accomodation to xyz countries.

 

[Zak_Fan]

Another case surfaces. http://www.ndtv.com/noida-news/afri...auto-and-thrashed-in-greater-noida-1674857?fb

About time Nigerian govt responds strongly against this. This is nothing but outright racism.

 

[Zak_Fan]

I remember similar scenes when a Manipuri student was murdered by a couple of Africans. The whole campus turned against blacks and all of them had to be rescued and accommodated outside the campus for weeks. Racism and prejudice is making people do horrible things.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

This is why we are a third world country and will remain like that. Those who are defending this are the first to cry racism whenever an attack on NRI's happens in places like Australia or UK.

 

[CricketCartoons]

This is why we are a third world country and will remain like that. Those who are defending this are the first to cry racism whenever an attack on NRI's happens in places like Australia or UK.

Exactly. Too many hypocrites around. We need more honest people to make India a first world country.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Drug problems have always traditionally been blamed on black people in first world countries as well to be fair. Perhaps India is becoming more advanced than we are giving credit for?

 

[Tera Gawaandi]

Its city dependent mate, upcoming places like Raipur,Kochi are amazing to be not to forget revamped places like pune,hyderabad and Mysore have found a better niche and employment.

If you switch off your news and social media and go around observing imo is way better than it used to except Chennai and Delhi finding both the cities loud hot and polluted(chennai less than delhi).

But i can see why Punjabis feel that ,my parents have been in North America for 2 yrs now, my dad hated it when he came in December esp gov offices.

Every-time plane lands in New Delhi, I go into mini depression, even Ludhiana is miles better than Delhi, leave alone CHD-Mohali-Panchkula Tricity. Delhi is a garbage dump.

 

[Specialisttailender]

First of all a mob has no right to beat anyone.Secondly after nigerians the worst reputation is of eastern europeans in terms of illegal activities.

Many posh areas in big cities have society rules againist giving rented accomodation to xyz countries.

1. Nigerians have the worst reputations around the world and doesn't mean you go beat them up. You should have stopped after your "Mob has no right to beat anyone". Everything else is unnecessary.

2. We want Australians and Malaysians to respect US but we don't respect other foreigners. In US, Indians are looked worse than black people and we are not different from them as we continue to beat up foreigners. We are no different from racist mob of Australia and Russia. We are a stupid nation.

 

[imrankhannsu]

Nigerians don't help their cause either with the shabby reputation they carry.

This is as disgraceful of a sentiment as the mob who beat up that poor fellow.

Just subtitute the word Muslim or Pakistani (if you are one) instead of Nigerians and see how it sounds!!!!

 

[imrankhannsu]

India recently has been getting bad press for the security of foreigners recently. The recent British girl who was gang raped and killed was quite sad.

 

[Specialisttailender]

Drug problems have always traditionally been blamed on black people in first world countries as well to be fair. Perhaps India is becoming more advanced than we are giving credit for?

India is still a 3rd world country. The middle class is improving but we still have many farmers struggling. Our currency value is still declining and our education system doesn't enlighten our citizens, it only makes them act like they know everything. Miraculously its those that graduated with useless BA degrees tend to produce better citizens.

 

[PakLFC]

If anyone does this to Indian's abroad they cry like babies. When they do it it's "just one of those things". By and large India is a racist society, Attacks on foreigners are most common there. They like to think they are a fully developed country by acting all westernised but in reality are worse then a third world country.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Just sad.

 

[Adil_94]

very sad but what is to be expected in a third world country like India. Mob violence is just a sign of the ignorance that remains in this country

 

[Bengaluru]

very sad but what is to be expected in a third world country like India. Mob violence is just a sign of the ignorance that remains in this country

Meanwhile in first world USA the police are killing the blacks.

 

[Bengaluru]

The problem here has got nothing to do with racism. The real problem is vigilante 'mob mentality' where people know that they can do stuff as a crowd and get away with it. I was in India last December and saw a pick pocket getting caught and was given the mob treatment (he nearly died) before the police arrived. The only way to resolve this issue is to use CCTV evidence to impart harsh punishments to people who take the law in their own hands.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

very sad but what is to be expected in a third world country like India. Mob violence is just a sign of the ignorance that remains in this country

Why is everyone now making the excuse that India is a third world country? This is an about turn from their PR campaign of being the next super economy, rockets to Mars, Shining India etc.

You can't have it both ways. If you want a seat on the Security Council and want to crash the Big Five, then stop making excuses that India is still a third world country when it suits you.

 

[cricketjoshila]

very sad but what is to be expected in a third world country like India. Mob violence is just a sign of the ignorance that remains in this country

Ok.Next please.

 

[shaz619]

Indian mob attacks African students

"A mob of almost 1000 Indians have beaten three African students near Delhi in a racially driven attack.

On Monday Enduranca Amalawa, 21, his brother Precious Amalawa and another student were at the Ansal Plaza in Greater Noida when a mob of angry locals set up upon them, NDTV reports.

Enduranca ran but was chased down and beaten with bins and chairs. His brother managed to lock himself in a room but the large mob ripped off the door and subjected him to the same violent treatment.

A third man was also beaten.

Nobody came to help the students who were left bloodied and frightened after the attack.

"We kept crying for help, but no one came, not even the security marshals. I was running but they followed me and attacked me," Enduranca said.

"They didn't know me, why did they attack me? I don't understand why wealthy people, dressed well, driving big cars would want to kill us."

The riot broke out after five detained African students were released over the death of a 16-year-old Indian boy who died from a suspected drug overdose.

The town blamed the boy's death on the African students who they claim are bad influence on the local area.

Police let the students go after they found no evidence to suggest they were involved in the boy's death – sparking the riot.

African student leader Samuel Jack told Al Jazeera the African men were attacked "because of our colour".

© Nine Digital Pty Ltd 2017

"
Read more at http://www.9news.com.au/world/2017/...-attacks-african-students#o5OSGYudfmDvyaTj.99

 

[shaz619]

Absolutely sickening scenes it boils my blood

 

[kukkad kamaal]

Shameful stuff . Already posted

 

[shaz619]

India is a hotbed for intolerance/violence towards minorities, women and now this racially motivated attack highlights how they look down on folk due to their skin colour.

 

[troodon]

India is a hotbed for intolerance/violence towards minorities, women and now this racially motivated attack highlights how they look down on folk due to their skin colour.

Shameful.

Already posted 2 days ago.

 

[shaz619]

He would have fought back and taken them all out on his own but did not attack back because he was worried about the consequences because no one would believe he did it in self defence

 

[kukkad kamaal]

I am a minority and I haven't faced any discrimination in India. I live in Kerala, but I have spoken with people from my religion in North India and they also told me that they haven't faced any religious discrimination.But there are some places in some states where you will feel uncomfortable as a minority . I agree with your point on skin color, that is a really a issue in India.

 

[kukkad kamaal]

I remember few years back Vinod Kambli saying about people Insulting him due to his skin tone

 

[the Great Khan]

Why is everyone now making the excuse that India is a third world country? This is an about turn from their PR campaign of being the next super economy, rockets to Mars, Shining India etc.

You can't have it both ways. If you want a seat on the Security Council and want to crash the Big Five, then stop making excuses that India is still a third world country when it suits you.

third world? I thought they were a shooperpowaar?

on a serious a note, a country that claims its the world largest democracy has a very unhealthy penchant for racism and racial abuse..not to mention their hate of infants and women!!

 

[shaz619]

I am a minority and I haven't faced any discrimination in India. I live in Kerala, but I have spoken with people from my religion in North India and they also told me that they haven't faced any religious discrimination.But there are some places in some states where you will feel uncomfortable as a minority . I agree with your point on skin color, that is a really a issue in India.

Well maybe so , but I will call that an isolated instance. Many of my friends who seek asylum in Pakistan, Leicester and Birmingham would disagree with you.

 

[troodon]

third world? I thought they were a shooperpowaar?

on a serious a note, a country that claims its the world largest democracy has a very unhealthy penchant for racism and racial abuse..not to mention their hate of infants and women!!

India is a 3rd world country with great military power and GDP close to 2 Trillion. Problem is, India also has 130 crore people. Hence a 3rd world country.

Visit India once and you will see that it is a 3rd world country. Too many people and too many poor people.

 

[Adil_94]

pathetic to see this but it is to be expected from a third world backwater like India.

Racism and hatred of dark skinned people is endemic in Indian society.

Just hope they can reach the rest of the civilised world soon.
[MENTION=46929]shaz619[/MENTION]

 

[Madplayer]

African folks should head back to Africa. I'm afraid nothing is more important than one's life, especially when its not even your country.

 

[JaDed]

Sad,Delhi is becoming a hotbed for nonsense offlate ,Africans study in a university near my home in Chennai don't see them getting into any issues at all(as far as i Know) but defn Delhi would be preferred coz of better unis.

Will not deny the intolerance ,as its pretty obvious from the video mob violence on the rise.
[MENTION=46929]shaz619[/MENTION] think there is already a thread on this.

 

[shaz619]

African folks should head back to Africa. I'm afraid nothing is more important than one's life, especially when its not even your country.

Am trying to figure out what on earth they were doing in India as it is, just not worth it

 

[Madplayer]

Am trying to figure out what on earth they were doing in India as it is, just not worth it

True. I guess cheaper education and lower living expenses might be a couple of reasons?? But now that Indians are baying for their blood, they should go back without thinking twice about it.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Am trying to figure out what on earth they were doing in India as it is, just not worth it

There was some opinion on here that the Nigerians were there to sell drugs to innocent Indians and that is why they are being attacked.

 

[shaz619]

True. I guess cheaper education and lower living expenses might be a couple of reasons?? But now that Indians are baying for their blood, they should go back without thinking twice about it.

True, things are challenging in africa as well I understand that but they'd still be better off there

 

[shaz619]

There was some opinion on here that the Nigerians were there to sell drugs to innocent Indians and that is why they are being attacked.

They always have a justification ready regardless of whether or not they are in the wrong

 

[Zak_Fan]

Sad,Delhi is becoming a hotbed for nonsense offlate ,Africans study in a university near my home in Chennai don't see them getting into any issues at all(as far as i Know) but defn Delhi would be preferred coz of better unis.

Will not deny the intolerance ,as its pretty obvious from the video mob violence on the rise.
[MENTION=46929]shaz619[/MENTION] think there is already a thread on this.

All circumstantial maybe. When was the last time Africans beat an Indian to death in Chennai universities? Or does Chennai have problems of Africans being involved in drug trade that ended up killing teens?

For all my sympathy to victims here, I can also not deny that a good number of Africans really do need to mend their ways. Authorities have often let them get away with a lot (sometimes murders too), and that should have never been the case.

 

[Adil_94]

[MENTION=68183]Bengaluru[/MENTION] The difference is that USA public opinion is outraged by acts of police brutality against Black Americans.

Indias level of racism against Black or dark skinned people the way dalits are treated is very similar to 50s America.

If India wants to become a modern democracy it has to eradicate this from its culture.
This is why Indian Secularism is a sham.


In India

 

[JaDed]

All circumstantial maybe. When was the last time Africans beat an Indian to death in Chennai universities? Or does Chennai have problems of Africans being involved in drug trade that ended up killing teens?

For all my sympathy to victims here, I can also not deny that a good number of Africans really do need to mend their ways. Authorities have often let them get away with a lot (sometimes murders too), and that should have never been the case.

Lol mate either you provide proof or links or it just didn't happen.Even if it did,there was supposed to be a legal way to do things,one just doesn't take law into their own hands,mob violence has to be dealt with harshly.

 

[bleaf27]

There was some opinion on here that the Nigerians were there to sell drugs to innocent Indians and that is why they are being attacked.

A 17 yr old I believe died of drug overdose in the area and He was hanging out with the Nigerians from what I'v read.

 

[troodon]

[MENTION=68183]Bengaluru[/MENTION] The difference is that USA public opinion is outraged by acts of police brutality against Black Americans.

Indias level of racism against Black or dark skinned people the way dalits are treated is very similar to 50s America.

If India wants to become a modern democracy it has to eradicate this from its culture.
This is why Indian Secularism is a sham.


In India

Dalits have rights and reservations in Education/Job etc. Their Quota system requires Universities/Govt jobs to have upto 30% seats reserved for them.

What Dalits lack is not rights. Its respect.

If Brahmins are the only ones disrespecting Dalits, then it is only 2% of the population.

The real atrocities are committed by Backward and Other Backward Castes who treat Dalits like trash and regularly bully them and beat them.

Its not so much about Skin color. Even light skinned Dalits also get disrespected. Once you see certain giveaway Surnames, the person may look like a Bollywood hero, but still gets disrespected if not directly, then indirectly.

There are laws which protect Dalits from Verbal abuse too. Call a Dalit with derogatory name, you can go to prison if a Case is lodged.

Of course most of the disrespect and sometimes physical abuse happens in Villages where Law is still ruled by powerful people. In Cities Dalits are much better off. Most don't care unless it comes to marriage with a Dalit.

2 of my cousins (sisters) are married to Dalits. Parents knew each other too for a long time. The problem came when they wanted to marry the Dalit boys. What will their caste people think. How can they show their face in public was the burning issue. But the marriage eventually happened as those Dalits were well off people. Paise ki Lalach perhaps.

 

[Napa]

There was some opinion on here that the Nigerians were there to sell drugs to innocent Indians and that is why they are being attacked.

Many African students come to Indian universities as they are good value for money, just like many come to Indian hospitals for treatment. Unfortunately some Africans (especially Nigerians) are also involved in drug dealing and financial crimes. As the Indian economy continues to grow, the opportunity for crimes also increases.

 

[SandyB]

Ok.Next please.

Try and deny as much as you can, but Mob violence is part and parcel of our country's mentality and has been for ages.

Most of our people think that democracy kind of means people LITERALLY taking things into their own hands !!

This is evident in all of our recent issues - moral policing by political/religious groups , attack/lynching on beef eaters and meat shops, gang rapes , the college politics standoffs at JNU and Hyderabad etc etc.. Its not necessarily a Hindu thing per se, more an Indian Cultural phenomenon. You can find examples of moral policing and mob violence among multiple religious groups in India as well.

Racism exists in India ! That is a fact . 200 years of being oppressed by Europeans have only solidified our prejudices to skin color !

Look at our Ads, all dominated by White indians and Whitening creams. This "white is superior" thing is driven deep into our minds right form our childhood.

I'm south Indian , where people tend to be chocolate/tea brown on average.. But even our people never miss a chance to take a shot at making fun of Black people everytime we see one , be it in TV, Films or tourists. Black people seem to be catching up as film villians as well in recent south films. This is also seen the general apathy that Indian people show towards dalits of the south , with regards to their darker complexions or the way a sizeable number of Northeners talk about Keralites or Tamilians .

You always see it in the films as well , the dark guy is always the villian, comic relief, thug, criminal, "gareeb" . Unless of course you're in Tamil where the hero has to be dark, to play on the "Dravidan male" psyche, but he always aspires for a White Skin Girl !

You can't call this an Indian phenomenon too . You often see many of our pakistani bretheren describe themselves as better looking than Indian, a lot of which has to do with the fairer complexion of Pakistanis. I was always under the impression that Pakistanis were all fair, like the Punjabis here, but you also see a lot of darker skinned pakistanis in real life ! But almost 95% of all Pakistanis anchors on TV are super fair- Arab looking ones !

So there is no escaping this reality ! There are far too many Indian living in Africa and Middle east and Europe for us to be doing nothing with regards to this issue. It's been going on for too long and in far too many states of India, to dismiss as just Mob violence or isolated incidents .. If the african people in the their homelands too start taking things into their hands, just as the White people have started to, we have far more to loose !

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Can't believe some people are still defending this by generalizing all of them as drug sellers. Now same people shouldn't cry if westerners also generalize us and call us names based on our color and culture.

 

[bleaf27]

"Five Nigerian nationals were booked by the Greater Noida police on Sunday in connection with the death of a class 12 student, who died from a cardiac arrest, caused allegedly due to drug overdose."

Inquiry pending

 

[Bengaluru]

[MENTION=68183]Bengaluru[/MENTION] The difference is that USA public opinion is outraged by acts of police brutality against Black Americans.

Indias level of racism against Black or dark skinned people the way dalits are treated is very similar to 50s America.

If India wants to become a modern democracy it has to eradicate this from its culture.
This is why Indian Secularism is a sham.


In India

Two things:
1) What makes you think Indians are not outraged by this incident? You are making a sweeping statement when you use "Indians" as a collective noun - in the same vein as all muslims are not terrorists, not all Indians are racists.
2) The US public opinion is not at all sympathetic to the black rights movement. Maybe you should read more? Maybe start with Trump rhetoric, alt-right movement, Breitbart News etc to gauge public opinion about police brutality.

Your knowledge of the caste system appears to be very little because due to decades of affirmative action in India, the lower caste are over represented in every spectrum of the Indian society. As I said before, the reaction of the 'mob' would have been the exact same if the perps were Indians and not Africans. There are several videos of mob justice in India going about but I am not going to reproduce them here as it is too graphic for a family forum. The fact of the matter is: there is definitely a problem in India but it is not the one being touted out here.

 

[Napa]

A "race riot" is a riot where the victims are targeted based on their race. This was not so in this case, the Africans were targeted because they were thought to be the ones who procured the drugs for the deceased.

 

[Yatoo]

It’s time for Africa

After a teenage boy went missing in Greater Noida on March 26, locals accused five Nigerian students of cannibalism. Residents of the enclave barged into the home where the Nigerian students were staying and searched the fridge for the remains of the youth, who died in a hospital after being found in a nearby park. Following unsubstantiated complaints from the victim’s family, the police charged the students with murder but did not detain them for lack of evidence. It was later reported that the boy died of drug overdose. This incident, followed by further violence against African students in Noida, marks a new low in the racism faced by Africans in India.

This vicious race crime is a clear sign of terrible ignorance, arrogance and the recycling of old tropes of Africans as “uncivilised”. Indians, with their preference for “whiteness” and their total lack of information and exposure to Africa’s rich cultural heritage and its contemporary politics, have denied Africans in India their basic humanity which is demonstrated in their accusations of “cannibalism” — the ultimate denouncement of the “inhuman other”.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/its-time-for-africa/article17746754.ece

 

[Rafa]

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/its-time-for-africa/article17746754.ece

The stereotypes against Black Skinned people are rampant in India. No wonder why such events are likely to happen.

 

[Saeed]

Racism is so obvious is this case. They saw some Africans and immediately assumed they must be cannibals. Do they teach anything about the world in India?

 

[hafeezrocks]

Racism is so obvious is this case. They saw some Africans and immediately assumed they must be cannibals. Do they teach anything about the world in India?

As per reports, the Police has refused to accept the attacks as racist.

Disgusting cover-up by the police in India.

 

[Saeed]

As per reports, the Police has refused to accept the attacks as racist.

Disgusting cover-up by the police in India.

Is Nigerian government going to do anything about this? It's sad how African governments don't even care what happens to their citizens in other countries.

 

[hafeezrocks]

Is Nigerian government going to do anything about this? It's sad how African governments don't even care what happens to their citizens in other countries.

Don't think the Nigerian Government cares about citizens in Nigeria either leave alone in India.

Just some token statements.