Russian tourist left with horrific injuries by Indian mob who attacked him after he unwittingly rang sacred bell and local doctors refused to treat him

Sergey Bogdanov left with horrific injuries after being beaten in Indian village

The 28-year-old Russian said he was attacked after ringing a sacred bell

He has now sent a video message to President Putin appealing for help to get him back home



A Russian tourist has been left with horrific injuries after he was allegedly beaten after offending locals when he rang a sacred religious bell.

Sergey Bogdanov has now sent a video message to President Putin appealing for help to get him back home.

The 28-year-old had gone on holiday to India and ended up settling for a while in the village of Mandrem when the incident happened.



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Russian tourist Sergey Bogdanov has said he was badly beaten after he rang a sacred bell while on holiday in an Indian village

Mr Bogdanov, from the Russian seaport city of Kaliningrad, said he was badly beaten by a mob after ringing the bell and was even refused help by doctors.

He told Russian media by telephone: 'It seemed really peaceful here and the locals are friendly, all that changed when I went to a local temple to take a few pictures and I saw a bell which I rang.

'Apparently the bell is only rung on sacred days when somebody dies, and before I knew it there was a mob rushing up to the temple and I was dragged out onto the streets and kicked and beaten with sticks.

'Some monks dragged me away from the mob but they then didn't help me at all, and I had to make my own way to the local medical centre where the doctors had heard about my apparently sacrilegious act – and they also refused to help me other than giving me a few bandages.

The 28-year-old has now sent a video message to President Putin appealing for help to get him back home

Mr Bogdanov had gone on holiday to India and ended up settling for a while in the village of Mandrem when the incident happened (file picture of Mandrem)

'My wallet and my money had vanished and I had no alternative but to go back to my accommodation in agony. I managed to get a telephone message to my mother who flew over immediately but I need paperwork and money to fly back with her.

'My poor mother almost had a heart attack when she saw me, she is doing her best to look after me but I need proper medical attention that I can only get it seems in Russia.'