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Swiss tourist couple beaten up 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 Swiss couple have been attacked at Fatehpur Sikri, a monument 44km (27 miles) from the Taj Mahal, Indian police say. |
Police told the BBC that three 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. | 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. | |
Rahul Srivastava, chief spokesperson of the Uttar Pradesh police, told the BBC: "We have established that three people were involved in attacking the couple. One person has been arrested and we are hoping to arrest the other two soon." | |
Mr Clerc told The Times of India newspaper that the argument began when 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. |
Early reports linked four men rather than three to the assault. | |
Agra's Superintendent of Police, Amit Pathak, said then: "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." | |
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. |