A British tourist jumped from her hotel room here on Tuesday allegedly to avoid a sexual assault.
The lady jumped from the balcony on the first floor after the hotel owner forced his way into her room.
The British woman, who is currently under the protection of the Uttar Pradesh Police, is undergoing treatment at a hospital here. The girl has head injuries and both her legs are fractured.
The hotel owner, who allegedly tried to molest her, has been arrested and is being sent to the jail.
“This incident is of Agra Mahal Hotel, which falls under Rakabganj Police Station. A lady from U.K. has given a written complaint in the police station that the owner of Agra Mahal Hotel, Sachin Chauhan, knocked at her room at around 3: 45 last night and talked about free oil message scheme. The lady told him that she was not interested about the scheme, but he kept on insisting. And later the guy called on the security guard and kept on knocking the door. The lady then jumped down from the balcony,” Agra SSP Subhash Chandra Dubey said.
Dubey further informed that the hotel owner has claimed innocence in connection with this case, and said that he had gone to the lady”s room to wake her up. (ANI)