Five people arrested for attacking Swiss couple in Agra
The couple, identified as Quentin Jeremy Clerc and Marie Droz, were attacked on Sunday when a group of young men wanted to take selfies with the woman forcibly, reports said.
The victims were chased by few men and later were attacked with stones.
The battering left the male victim with a fractured skull and hearing impairment and his girlfriend with a broken arm.
They are currently recuperating in a Delhi hospital.
Days after the incident, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj has asked for a report from the Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday.
The arrests have been made after Uttar Pradesh chief minster, Yogi Adityanath, asked the cops not to spare anyone in cases of this nature where tourists are heckled and attacked.
At a press conference, after his visit to Taj Mahal on Thursday, the UP CM said: "Police must not hesitate to take action against these people (attackers). It is not only our national responsibility but also moral."
"Tourists are our guests," the chief minister added.
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