Lucknow, Nov 5: A German national on Saturday was thrashed at Robertsganj railway station in Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbhadra district, reported news agency ANI. Police have arrested the accused and an investigation into this matter is underway. This was the second such incident on foreign national in a fortnight. Also Read - War on 'Love Jihad'? Yogi Govt Likely to Bring Ordinance To Restrict Religious Conversion in UP

For research work, German national Holger Erik had to go to Agori and was looking for directions at the station when Aman Kumar, an electrician of a private company, greeted him. Erik, a native of Berlin, paid no attention to Kumar and this offended him. As per the police, Kumar pushed the tourist on to the ground and slapped him a couple of times. Also Read - School Reopening News: This BJP-ruled State Refuses to Resume Classes From Sept 21 | Here's Why

The incident came to light after a passerby ringed the cops and Kumar was immediately arrested. Also, a case was registered against him. The electrician told ANI that matter was highlighted in a different manner and he is innocent. “I am innocent, the German national punched me when I said ‘Welcome to India’ to him. He even spit on me,” said Yadav. Also Read - Uttar Pradesh Governor Approves Renaming of Manduadih Railway Station to Banaras

Speaking to Hindustan Times, Harikesh Ram Azad, railway police sub-inspector said that Erik was rushed to Mirzapur hospital for treatment.

Last month a Swiss couple was attacked in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur Sikri. Few youths had attacked the couple and hit them with sticks and stones. The attack forced the foreign ministry to seek a report from the Adityanath government. Also, Sulkhan Singh, UP director general of Police, had issued a guideline to prevent such attacks on tourists. Besides dispatching cops without uniform, the guideline also mentioned of installing more CCTV cameras.

A few days ago, Union tourism minister KJ Alphons had called India a safe destination for tourists. ” For tourists, India is a very safe destination as very few incidents take place in a year,” Alphonso had said two days after a Swiss couple was attacked in Fatehpur Sikri.