Swiss couple brutally attacked in UP, one of them suffered a fractured skull
A Swiss couple was brutally attacked by a group of youths in Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, leaving the couple with major injuries. Quentin Jeremy Clerc, 24, and his girlfriend Marie Droz, also 24, came to India on September 30. They were chased and attacked with stones and sticks by the group. https://twitter.com/SushmaSwaraj/status/923397853463986176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has sought a report from the Uttar Pradesh government on the matter. "They initially passed comments, which we didn't understand, and then forced us to stop so they could take selfies with Marie, soon they attacked us" Clerc said describing the incident. Doctors said Clerc suffered a fractured skull and a clot in his brain. He is unable to hear from one of his ears following the attack. Droz, on the other hand, suffered a broken arm and multiple bruises. "The boys wouldn't stop walking along despite our protests. All the while they kept taking pictures and trying to get close to Marie. From whatever little we could understand, they were asking our names and the place where we had put up in Agra. They were harassing us. They asked us to accompany them to some place, which we refused. A little after stones and sticks began to rain on me. When Marie intervened, she, too, wasn't spared," Clerc said. Droz said, "They hurled stones at both of us. I was hit on the back, shoulder and hand. I still cannot understand why they attacked us. They didn't take any of our valuables." An FIR has been registered in connection with the case against four unknown people. One of the accused has already been arrested. -PTC News
