Krishna condemns radio collar tags on Indian students

Bangalore, Jan 30 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S M
Krishna today strongly condemned the reported forcible wearing
of radio collars around the ankles of Indian students in the
Tri-Valley University in US and demanded severe action against
those responsible for the "inhuman act".
"We demand the US government initiate severe action
against those officials responsible for this inhuman act.
Indian students are not criminals. The radio collars should
immediately be removed," he told reporters here.
"The Ministry will extend all help to the students.
The parents need not worry since the matter has been taken up
with appropriate authorities," he said.
The government would also provide suitable assistance
to the affected students if they wished to return to India, he
said.
Some of the Indian students who had landed themselves
in the dubious university, mostly from Indian southern Andhra
Pradesh, were reportedly forced to wear radio collars around
their ankles to enable the US authorities keep track of their
movements.
To a question on unrest in Egypt, he said, "Our
Ambassador to Egypt R Swaminathan is in close contact and had
discussion twice with me since last night". The envoy informed
that all Indians were safe and their family members need not
worry about their safety.
"Government of India will safeguard and provide
adequate help if any of them would like to come back," he
said.
Krishna said during his last visit to Islamabad, he
had extended invitation to Foreign Minister Sham Mehamood
Quarishi to visit India so that the dialogue could be
continued, but there was no positive response as of yet, he
said.