Sushma’s tweet gives hope to stuck German

AMRITSAR: A tweet from external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday brought some cheer to injured, broke, stranded German national Holgar Misch (44), who has

Published on: Sep 7, 2016, 08:14:05 IST

By Usmeet Kaur

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AMRITSAR: A tweet from external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday brought some cheer to injured, broke, stranded German national Holgar Misch (44), who has taken shelter in a Beas gurdwara after being booked for a brawl in Himachal Pradesh.

The minister tweeted that she had sought a report from the Himachal Pradesh government. On Monday, HT had reported his situation. After the minister’s reply on Twitter, the foreign visitor said: “I am happy to see a spontaneous reaction from the Indian government and I hope to see justice and my homeland now,” he said.

“I fear the HP cops and health department might tamper with the evidence, so I request that my side of the story be also heard and then a fair decision is taken,” said Misch.

“I am indebted to Sikhs for giving me food and shelter and thankful to the Indian government that it sought to find out the truth, which is that I acted only in self-defence and I deserve to go home. How long can I stay stranded?”

His earlier tweets to Sushma Swaraj and visits to his embassy had not worked.

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Usmeet Kaur
Usmeet Kaur is a staff correspondent in Amritsar. She covers district administration, education and civic issues, besides writing for HT City.

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