NEW DELHI: The attack on a Swiss couple at Fatehpur Sikri can have a adverse affect on the symbol of the rustic, Union Minister of State for Tourism Ok J Alphons said in a letter to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday.
The incident, which came about on Sunday, got here to light an afternoon after the belief of the 'Paryatan Parv', India's greatest tourism festival which aimed toward expanding the tourist footfall within the nation.
"You would kindly appreciate that such incidents negatively impact our image and are detrimental to our efforts in promoting India as a tourism destination," Alphons wrote in his letter to Adityanath.
Quentin Jeremy Clerc (24) and his girlfriend Marie Droz (24), who got here to India on September 30, were allegedly attacked by a group of fellows close to the railway station at Fatehpur Sikri in Uttar Pradesh. The Swiss nationals were reportedly left bloodied and bruised by the attackers.
In his letter to the Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Alphons said he was "deeply concerned" over the assaults.
"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," the minister wrote.
Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma, who held the tourism portfolio before the hot reshuffle and who played an important role in organising the 'Paryatan Parv', also said the incident was a matter of disgrace for the rustic.
"I think the foreign minister has reacted to it. It is a matter of law-and-order, but as the culture minister and a human being, I condemn the attack on the foreign tourists. It is unfortunate and should not have happened. It is a matter of shame for us," he advised PTI.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has sought information from the Uttar Pradesh govt on the incident.
Meanwhile, the Swiss couple is on tips on how to restoration, the docs on the sanatorium where they were admitted have said. While Clerc has been shifted to a cabin from the ICU, Droz, who has a fractured arm, has been discharged after treatment.
According to the National Crimes Records Bureau (NCRB), crimes towards international tourists had diminished by 29.four in step with cent in 2015 as towards the former 12 months.
In 2014, 384 of such circumstances were reported from across the nation, the NCRB said, adding that the number got here all the way down to 271 in 2015.
These findings are a part of the first analytical file of the NCRB on crimes towards international tourists. The bureau has been profiling such crimes since 2014.
The incident, which came about on Sunday, got here to light an afternoon after the belief of the 'Paryatan Parv', India's greatest tourism festival which aimed toward expanding the tourist footfall within the nation.
"You would kindly appreciate that such incidents negatively impact our image and are detrimental to our efforts in promoting India as a tourism destination," Alphons wrote in his letter to Adityanath.
Quentin Jeremy Clerc (24) and his girlfriend Marie Droz (24), who got here to India on September 30, were allegedly attacked by a group of fellows close to the railway station at Fatehpur Sikri in Uttar Pradesh. The Swiss nationals were reportedly left bloodied and bruised by the attackers.
In his letter to the Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Alphons said he was "deeply concerned" over the assaults.
"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," the minister wrote.
Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma, who held the tourism portfolio before the hot reshuffle and who played an important role in organising the 'Paryatan Parv', also said the incident was a matter of disgrace for the rustic.
"I think the foreign minister has reacted to it. It is a matter of law-and-order, but as the culture minister and a human being, I condemn the attack on the foreign tourists. It is unfortunate and should not have happened. It is a matter of shame for us," he advised PTI.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has sought information from the Uttar Pradesh govt on the incident.
Meanwhile, the Swiss couple is on tips on how to restoration, the docs on the sanatorium where they were admitted have said. While Clerc has been shifted to a cabin from the ICU, Droz, who has a fractured arm, has been discharged after treatment.
According to the National Crimes Records Bureau (NCRB), crimes towards international tourists had diminished by 29.four in step with cent in 2015 as towards the former 12 months.
In 2014, 384 of such circumstances were reported from across the nation, the NCRB said, adding that the number got here all the way down to 271 in 2015.
These findings are a part of the first analytical file of the NCRB on crimes towards international tourists. The bureau has been profiling such crimes since 2014.
Attack on Swiss couple can have negative impact on India's image, Alphons writes to Adityanath
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