Three IITians, one from IIT Bombay and two from IIT Delhi , currently enrolled in their sophomore years, were waiting to take a connecting train from Ventimiglia, were rounded up by local Italian security for passport verification on Monday. Though they were holding their identity papers, the three were flown 1,100km down south to Bari with several other people of varied nationalities, many of whom were not carrying their passports. Terming this a case of "blatant racial profiling", students from the campuses have condemned the act of the Italian authorities. The three students, all pursuing computer science, who are interning with Inria Sophia Antipolis-Mediterranee since early May, had travelled to the port city of Genoa for the weekend.

A dean said that students need to carry their passports or a copy of the same at all times in Europe.Officials from the Indian embassy calmed the family members who were worried about their sons. They were taken to Rome and will be flown back to Nice at the Italian government's expense. Students are planning to file a complaint for the "uncalled for" trouble.
for the "uncalled for" trouble.