[WATCH VIDEO] Shame! Youth Brutally Attacks Swiss Couple In Agra, Thrashes Them With Sticks, Sushma Swaraj Reacts
Many people visit India to explore its diverse cultures, environment, and various other interesting aspects. However, spirituality remains as the top-most subject for any western citizens. We can recognize hundreds of tourists from various countries taking photographs, sharing their experiences in their blogs and what not? this is endless.
But things took a different turn to the Swiss couple who were touring the Taj Mahal city “Agra”. While both of them were brutally beaten up with sticks, one of them suffered a brain clot, skull fracture and the other was merely hurt. The incident has taken place at Agra four days ago, and the couple was discharged from Delhi’s Apollo Hospital on Thursday.
As of now, five persons were taken into police custody out of which, three were minors. In a row, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who visited Agra, promised better security for tourists.
On a similar note, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said while Marie Droz had been discharged from the hospital, her male friend Quentin Jeremy Clerc’s condition was improving. The Swiss embassy in New Delhi confirmed the October 22 attack and said it was providing them consular services. The ugly attack took place when the young couple was walking alongside a train track in Fatehpur Sikri near Agra.
She wrote,
I have just seen this. I have asked for a report from the State Government. / 1 https://t.co/NbJk4BF5iS via @TOICitiesNews
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) October 26, 2017
My officers will reach them in the hospital. /2
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) October 26, 2017
While Sushma asked for the special report on the issue, the Minister of State for Tourism K.J. Alphons expressed deep concern. “You would kindly appreciate that such incidents negatively impact our image and are detrimental to our efforts in promoting India as a tourism destination,” Alphons told the Chief Minister in a letter.
He added, “fast and speedy response in identifying and ensuring speedy action including the conviction of the guilty would be reassuring” and would send a “good message of our efforts to prevent recurrence of such incidents”.
On the other hand, the couple refused to lodge an FIR and said they would take further treatment at Apollo Hospital in New Delhi. In spite of that, the police lodged a complaint on their own, an official has said,”We are trying to arrest all the four persons involved in the incident.”
However, it is not the first time of such incident occurrence. In Fatehpur Sikri area, there have been numerous such incidents targeting innocent travelers.
Watch the video here: