India is very safe for tourists, very few incidents take place: Tourism Minister Alphons

Defending India post attack on tourists in Fatehpur Sikri, near Agra, Union Tourism Minister KJ Alphons said that country is very safe for tourists. Alphons said that very few such incidents are reported every year. Speaking to ANI, Alphons also cited instances from other countries to drive home his point. He said, ” Shooting incidents happen regularly in USA& terror attacks in Europe,do we call those countries unsafe to travel?”.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj sought a report from the Uttar Pradesh government and sent her officials to see a young Swiss couple with a skull fracture and a broken arm after they were attacked at Fatehpur Sikri near Agra . The police arrested fivepersons for the brutal attack that sparked widespread outrage on Thursday with two other senior central ministers reacting sharply — one of them seeking immediate action and the other calling the incident a matter of shame. The Swiss Embassy has also reached out to the victims.

The police said four men made lewd comments to Quentin Jeremy Clerc and his female friend Marie Droz, asked for selfies and later threw stones at them. The couple was also attacked with sticks. Clerc had …read more