Peruvian tourist beaten, robbed

A Peruvian tourist, Jerry Victor, 31, has been admitted to a hospital after a group of unidentified men beat him up severely before taking away his personal effects in Barisal city of Bangladesh.The victim is a businessman and a resident of Peruvian capital of Lima, police said.He was left unconscious in Charkawa area on the bank of Kirtankhola river opposite to Barisal port from where locals took him to the hospital.Shah Sab, sub-inspector of Bandar police station, said primarily they learnt that the victim entered Bangladesh through Indian border with a tourist visa 19 days ago.He reached Barisal by waterways to visit a friend in Sharshi. However, the group targeted him at the ship and assured taking him to his friend’s house.They took him to Charkawa, beat him up, and looted all valuables including bag, money, travel documents, passport and left him unconscious on the road.Shamim Ahmed, attending physician of the hospital, said the patient’s condition is improving.Bangladesh is preparing to flag off a year-long celebration for attracting tourists on January 1 but law and order situation might shatter the plan, feared a private tour operator.