A Congolese delegation met senior officials from the Bengaluru city police on Wednesday and appreciated their efforts in ensuring safety of students from African countries studying here.
The delegation met P Harishekaran, Additional Commissioner of Police (East) and discussed various problems being faced by not only the Congo students but also students from other African countries.
“They spoke about their problems. We have made a list of those issues, which will be addressed after meeting the other senior police officers. They appreciated our efforts about the police-African initiative and lent their support to continue it to keep their students safe.”
“We have asked them to inform us about overstaying Africans and promised that necessary arrangements will be made for their safe return to their country,” he added.
Another police officer, who met the delegation said: “Around 30 Congo students who were part of the delegation complained that their educational institutions were demanding money to return their passports, visa and academic certificates. It was found that a few colleges are trying to cheat these students by demanding extra money for returning the documents.”
“Colleges send their agents to various African nations and they promise quality education and collect money. But once the students join the college, they do not get what they had promised and also agents fail to pay the money to colleges. In turn, the college authorities take away the students’ documents. We are looked into the matter and will resolve it at the earliest.”