A German national, Holger Erik, was assaulted by a man after he reportedly ignored his greetings at Sonebhadra railway station last Friday.
According to reports, Berlin resident Erik was looking for directions to go to Agori fort when he was approached by Aman Kumar, an electrician employed by a private company who greetd him and said `welcome to India’.
The German national did not respond to him and pushed him. This infuriated Aman who then pushed him to the ground and hit him repeatedly. Other people at the station also vouch that German national had first beaten up Aman.
A passerby alerted the cops about the incident, following which the accused was arrested.
The victim was sent to hospital for treatment.
Rejecting the allegations, the accused alleged that Erik had misbehaved with him. “I am innocent, the German national punched me when I said to him ‘welcome to India’. He even spat on me,” he said.
Further investigations were on.
Police claim that a case of violence has already been registered against the German national in Himachal Pradesh and his passport has been impounded.
This is the second incident where a foreigner has been beatedn up in Uttar Pradesh. Earlier, a a Swiss couple were attacked with rods and stones near Fatehpur Sikri. Quentin Jeremy Clerc, 24, and his girlfriend Marie Droz, also 24,who belong to lausanne in Switzerland initially did not lodge complained but later told police that they were beaten up by four people.
Clerc suffered a fractured skull and a clot in his brain.