Govt seeks reports from German mission on attack on Indians

NEW DELHI: Government today sought a report from its mission in Germany on the suspected racial attack on eight Indians by a mob at a fair two days back.

"We have asked for a report from our Ambassador in Germany," Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi told PTI when asked about the attack on the Indian men by about 50 Germans in eastern Germany early on Sunday.

Four assailants and two police officers were also said to be injured in the incident in the town of Muegeln, which started with a scuffle on the dance floor.

The Indians sought shelter in a pizza parlour run by a fellow countryman, but some of the Germans forced open the doors of the building and beat them up.

The Indians are mostly merchants who sell goods at open markets in the region.