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French tourists assaulted, molested in UP

Last Updated 11 December 2017, 19:08 IST

A group of French tourists, comprising members working for an NGO in Varanasi, and their local associates were assaulted by some youths at a picnic spot in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur district, about 300 km from here.

According to police sources here on Monday, a few female members of the group were also reportedly molested by the youths, who were in an inebriated state.

Eight people have been arrested in this connection and a hunt had been launched to nab the others, sources said.

Police said the French nationals and their local associates had gone to Lakhania Dari, a scenic spot near Ahiraura in the district on Sunday.

Around a dozen youths, many of whom were drunk, tried to force some female members of the group to take a selfie with them.

The youths attacked the local associates of the foreigners when they objected and tried to resist.

The guide of the group sustained injuries on his head when one of the youths hit him with a bottle. A French national was also injured in the attack. The injured were admitted to a hospital in Mirzapur.

The police, which reached the spot upon being informed, managed to nab five youths. Three more were arrested on Monday. A special team was formed to investigate the matter.

This is the third such attack on foreign tourists in the state. A few days ago, a German tourist was assaulted by a Railway employee in Uttar Pradesh's Sonebhadra district.

In October this year, a Swiss couple was assaulted by some youths at Fatehpur Sikri in Agra district. Then also the youths had tried to force them to pose for a selfie with them.

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(Published 11 December 2017, 13:56 IST)

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