Haryana man arrested for molesting foreign tourist in Agra

Woman tourist from Lithuania was visiting Agra Fort on Wednesday when Mizan, also a tourist, allegedly touched her inappropriately

PTI

Agra, Updated At : 12:51 PM Apr 17, 2025 IST

File Photo

A Haryana man has been arrested for allegedly molesting a woman tourist from Lithuania at the Agra Fort here, police said on Thursday.

The accused has been identified as Mizan, a resident of Haryana’s Mewat, they said.

The woman tourist from Lithuania was visiting the Agra Fort on Wednesday when Mizan, also a tourist, allegedly touched her inappropriately. Following the incident, a complaint was lodged at the Tourism police station, according to officials.

Assistant Commissioner of Police (Taj Security) Syed Arib Ahmed said, “Based on the complaint, a case was registered under Section 75(2) (sexual harassment) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). After reviewing CCTV footage and conducting inquiries, we arrested Mizan, a tourist from Mewat, Haryana.”

Mizan was produced before a court on Thursday and further legal proceedings are underway, the officer said.

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is run by a trust comprising five eminent persons as trustees.

The Tribune, the largest selling English daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language and partisanship, are the hallmarks of the newspaper. It is an independent newspaper in the real sense of the term.

The Tribune has two sister publications, Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi).

Remembering Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia

Designed and developed by : SORTD

Suggested Articles