Union Tourism Minister writes to UP CM condemning attack on Swiss travellers in Fatehpur Sikri
The couple, identified as Quentin Jeremy Clerc and Marie Droz, were attacked on Sunday.
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.
In a letter to Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, the Tourism minister said, “I am deeply concerned that two Switzerland citizens were attacked and injured at Fatehpur Sikri yesterday.
You would kindly appreciate that such incidents negatively impact our image and are detrimental to our efforts in promoting India as a tourism destination. A fast and speedy response in identifying and ensuring speedy action including conviction of the guilty would be reassuring, as also a good message of our efforts to prevent recurrence of such incidents.”
Noting the report of the incident in a national daily, earlier on Thursday morning, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, also tweeted "I have just seen this. I have asked for a report from the State Government."
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