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Swiss tourists attacked by gang in India | Swiss tourists attacked by gang in India |
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A Swiss couple have been attacked at Fatehpur Sikri, a monument 44km (27 miles) from the Taj Mahal, Indian police say. | |
A senior police officer told BBC Hindi that four men attacked Quentin Jeremy Clerc and Marie Droz after an argument on Sunday in Agra district. | |
Local media reported on Wednesday that Mr Clerc had suffered a fractured skull and Ms Droz had fractures to her hand. | |
They are being treated at a hospital in Delhi. No arrests have been made. | |
Mr Clerc told The Times of India newspaper that the argument started after the men started taking pictures of them. | Mr Clerc told The Times of India newspaper that the argument started after the men started taking pictures of them. |
The report quoted police as saying they had forced Ms Droz to take selfies with them, and continued to follow them for an hour, before attacking them with sticks. | The report quoted police as saying they had forced Ms Droz to take selfies with them, and continued to follow them for an hour, before attacking them with sticks. |
Agra's Superintendent of Police, Amit Pathak, said the suspects had been identified and would be arrested soon. | Agra's Superintendent of Police, Amit Pathak, said the suspects had been identified and would be arrested soon. |
"The couple came to the police station and we took them to a hospital for treatment. They did not want to file a report, but we have still registered a case against four men," he said. | "The couple came to the police station and we took them to a hospital for treatment. They did not want to file a report, but we have still registered a case against four men," he said. |
India's Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday asked the government in Uttar Pradesh state to submit a report in the case. | India's Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday asked the government in Uttar Pradesh state to submit a report in the case. |