Two foreign couples were injured in an alleged attack in Ajmer, Rajasthan, who came to participate in Pushkar.

At Ajaypal tourist spot, one of the woman among the couples was molested, and the male friend, who tried to stop this, was attacked and beaten on the head with a stone.

While two women belong to Spain and Turkey, one man is from the USA, while the nationality of the other foreigner is not yet known. All of them are aged around 35 to 40 years, the police said.

Reacting to the issue, the police said that, the couples checked in a Pushkar hotel, 2 days ago. Yesterday, afternoon, the couple rented two bikes from Pushkar to explore the Aravalli hills and other tourist places in the city.

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“When they reached near Ajaypal temple, four-five local goons who were consuming liquor there tried to talk to them. But after they refused, the goons chased them and attacked one of the ladies,” said the Ajmer SP, Nitindeep Balaggan.

“The goons attempted to molest a woman tourist and tore her cloth off. They inflicted serious injuries upon her male friend when he tried to intervene,” police said.

Later they called their friend from Pushkar who took them to the hospital. The male tourist underwent a CT scan to check the head injuries. “We are trying to identify the goons,” he added.

Although the victims have not given any complaint to us, but we are trying to convince them to file a formal complaint with us”, added Balaggan. “We are still trying to get the complaint” said SP.

By Phani Ch