In September 2014, a video of three African men being beaten inside a New Delhi metro station caused uproar in India, where fair skin is coveted. India on Wednesday promised swift punishment after a student from Congo was fatally attacked last week in New Delhi, following a demand by several African missions that the government take steps to ensure the safety of Africans living in India. The victim in last week's attack, Masunda Kitada Oliver, was a graduate student who had lived in India for over six years, according to the Congolese Embassy in New Delhi. "We will ensure that justice is done and stringent punishment given to those involved in the attack," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The African Heads of Mission in New Delhi issued a statement Tuesday urging India's government to address the problems of "racism and Afro-phobia" in the country.

Source: ABC News May 25, 2016 04:57 UTC