GERMAN MAN ASSAULTED US, SAY UP COPS
VARANASI:A German tourist who was allegedly beaten up by a railway employee at Roberstganj station on Saturday, attacked two policemen who were taking him to the government railway police (GRP) station in Mirzapur later that night, police said on Sunday.
While one of the officers was left with a bleeding nose, the other suffered bruises on his hands. The case has also taken a mysterious turn after it emerged that the tourist Holger Erik’s passport was confiscated by the Himachal Pradesh police in Kullu after a brawl in 2016.
Inspector, government railway police (GRP), Samar Bahadur Singh said Erik attacked sub-inspectors Harikesh Ram Azad and Mithilesh Yadav with a cane which he picked up from the road when he was taken to GRP station in Mirzapur, 81 km from Robertsganj.
“After Erik alleged that he was attacked by a railway employee in Robertsganj, the GRP brought him to Mirzapur. After getting off the vehicle, he attacked the policemen and tried to flee,” Singh told HT.
The GRP men are clueless on why he attacked them.
“The two policemen went to the government hospital for treatment only after handing Erik to GRP personnel at the police station,” he added.
“Since he is a foreign tourist, he is like our guest. Though the policemen were hurt, they decided not to register a case against Erik,” he said.
On Sunday, he was taken back to Robertsganj for x-ray of his hand after he complained of pain. Singh said that Erik was handed over to superintendent of police Sonbhadra for further probe. Earlier on Saturday, the middle aged German had alleged that a railway employee attacked him after he refused to talk to him.