Harare/New Delhi, Nov 15 (PTI) The Indian community inZimbabwe is safe, the Indian mission in Harare said todayafter unrest in the country that triggered speculation of acoup.
Zimbabwe's army took control of the country and said ithad President Robert Mugabe and his wife in custody. The Armysaid it was securing government offices and patrolling thecapital's streets following unrest.
The Indian Embassy in Harare in a tweet said, "Situationin Harare is calm. Embassy staff, Indian Community, both PIO(Person of Indian Origin) and expat are safe. No reason forconcern and worry."The beginning of Indian presence in Zimbabwe goes back toabout 1890 when Indian plantation workers in apartheid SouthAfrica crossed over to the then Southern Rhodesia.
At present the number of Zimbabweans of Indian origin,who are predominantly from the province of Gujarat, isestimated at about 9,000, the mission said.
The strength of the expatriate Indian community is 500,it said. PTINSA.
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