Jaishankar met a group of African students who raised their concerns over host of issues including better security in the wake of the killing of Congolese national Masonda Ketada Oliver and cases of assaults against the community.
"Foreign Secretary to students: Ensuring safety and security of foreign students is an article of faith for us," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted.
On his part, Jaishankar assured them that India shares their concerns and will take steps to address the problems being faced by them.
Separately, Joint Secretary (West Africa) in the MEA Birender Yadav received the family of Masonda Ketada Oliver at the airport and gave the assurance that government would ensure a speedy trial in the case and prosecution of all those responsible for the crime.
The MEA told the family that it would bear all expenses related to dispatch of mortal remains of Oliver, Swarup said.
Meanwhile, in an apparent backlash, a cab driver was beaten up allegedly by a group of Africans in the wee hours in south Delhi's Rajpur Khurd, the locality in which African nationals were attacked by groups of locals in four separate incidents last week.
The incident took place around 4 AM when the cab driver, identified as Nuruddin, went to pick up passengers from Rajpur Khurd in Mehrauli.
Police had yesterday arrested five people for their alleged involvement in attacking the African nationals.
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