<div>Around 50 Nigerians were today arrested after they allegedly clashed with police near here and blocked a road to protest the death of their fellow national.<div><br /></div><div>Around 200 Nigerians blocked the Mapusa-Panaji Highway running through Porvorim village this afternoon after ransacking the police hearse van that was carrying the body of a Nigerian, who was found dead with multiple stab wounds at Parra village in Mapusa near here late last night, police said.<br /><br /></div><div>The group forcefully took out the body from the hearse van that was on its way to Goa Medical College and Hospital for postmortem.<br /><br /></div><div>They refused to budge and clashed with the policemen who arrived there to clear the blockade.<br /><br /></div><div>Police had to resort to cane charge to clear the road for vehicular traffic.<br /><br /></div><div>Around 50 protesting Nigerians were arrested and taken to nearby Mapusa police station, police said.<br /><br /></div><div>Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who rushed to the site of protest, told reporters that the state government will not tolerate such a behaviour from Nigerians.<br /><br /></div><div>"We will initiate the drive to check how many Nigerians are living here without proper documents," he said, adding that such protests will not be entertained.</div><div><br /></div></div>
<div>Around 50 Nigerians were today arrested after they allegedly clashed with police near here and blocked a road to protest the death of their fellow national.<div><br /></div><div>Around 200 Nigerians blocked the Mapusa-Panaji Highway running through Porvorim village this afternoon after ransacking the police hearse van that was carrying the body of a Nigerian, who was found dead with multiple stab wounds at Parra village in Mapusa near here late last night, police said.<br /><br /></div><div>The group forcefully took out the body from the hearse van that was on its way to Goa Medical College and Hospital for postmortem.<br /><br /></div><div>They refused to budge and clashed with the policemen who arrived there to clear the blockade.<br /><br /></div><div>Police had to resort to cane charge to clear the road for vehicular traffic.<br /><br /></div><div>Around 50 protesting Nigerians were arrested and taken to nearby Mapusa police station, police said.<br /><br /></div><div>Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who rushed to the site of protest, told reporters that the state government will not tolerate such a behaviour from Nigerians.<br /><br /></div><div>"We will initiate the drive to check how many Nigerians are living here without proper documents," he said, adding that such protests will not be entertained.</div><div><br /></div></div>