beaten up, allegedly because of an altercation the gang had with another, unconnected African.Yannick slipped into a coma from which he never woke, passing away two years later in July 2014. His father, Nestor Ntibateganya, was by his side throughout, and ran from pillar to post to try and get justice for his son. Of Yannick’s nine assailants, seven were sentenced to 10 years in prison, while two are on the run, including Rommy Uppal, the son of a superintendent of police.After promising to foot the bill for Yannick’s medical expenses, the state government finally paid only Rs 5 lakh of the over Rs 1 crore bill. In a Skype conversation from Burundi, Ntibateganya says he and his family are still struggling to come to terms with theirloss."My son liked to do computer science and some of his friends asked if he could come to India to study. Lovely Professional University had also come to Burundi and had done publicity here, so I said ‘yes’.""He left in July 2011 and liked it there, though he was staying outside campus because he had problems with the food. In April 2012, he was going out to meet his friends when he was beaten up; he didn’t know why.""Yannick had to have two surgeries, and I was told he would never recover — the head injuries were the cause of his death. He never woke up from his coma.""Lovely Professional University said the incident happened outside campus so it wasn’t their responsibility. At first the police arrested two