UP: German national allegedly beaten up at Sonbhadra railway station

A German national was allegedly beaten up at Sonbhadra railway station in Uttar Pradesh. The police have arrested the accused and a probe is on.

The police informed that German national Eric had a fight with one Aman Yadav, who is a resident of Munger district of Bihar.

Aman claimed that he is innocent and the German national punched him when he said 'welcome to India' to him.

A few days back, a couple from Lausanne in Switzerland was chased and attacked with stones and sticks by a group of youths in the Fatehpur Sikri leaving them battered and bruised recently, triggering widespread outrage.

German national beaten up at Sonbhadra railway station. Police have arrested the accused, investigation underway pic.twitter.com/LmoYC2WVXF

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Quentin Jeremy Clerc, 24, who came to India on September 30 with his girlfriend Marie Droz, also 24, was quoted as saying that they were strolling near the railway station at the Fatehpur Sikri after a day in Agra when the group had started following them and later attacked.

I am innocent, the German national punched me when i said 'welcome to India' to him. He even spit on me: Aman Yadav,arrested accused pic.twitter.com/PrcO2gudIw

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