New Delhi: The German tourist, who had accused a railway engineer of attacking him for allegedly not replying to the latter's greetings at Robertsganj railway station in Sonbhadra districtwas arrested by the police on charges of travelling with forged visa.

Holger Eric Misch, the tourist, was booked under Sections 14A of Foreigners Act (travelling without valid documents), 419 (cheating) and 420 (fraud) of IPC by the Sonebhadra police following investigation by the foreigner regional registration office (FFRO) of Local Intelligence Unit (LIU).

A case was lodged against Holger with Manikaran police post of Kullu district of Himachal pradesh on July 5 for attacking a person with sharp-edged weapon. His passport and visa had been deposited in CJM court of Kullu.

SP Sonebhadra RP Singh said that Holger should have taken permission from Kullu police to leave the station. Singh said instead of taking permission, Holger travelled in other parts of the country and reached Sonebhadra without genuine documents and with forged visa. He said that investigation officer of the case would go to Kullu to collect more details for further investigation.

Holger emerged as major challenge for police since November 4 when an altercation took place between him and a railway engineer Aman Kumar at platform one of Robertsganj railway station in Sonebhadra. 

After GRP Robertsganj intervened, Holger and Aman, who allegedly assaulted the foreigner, gave complaints against each other.

Police had arrested Aman on Hogler's complaint. On the same night, Holger injured the GRP Robertsganj outpost in-charge Harivansh Ram Azad by hitting his nose when he was asked not to leave the outpost.

The GRP on Sunday handed him over to SP Sonebhdra RP Singh, who asked FRRO to probe into the matter. Holger was in Sonebhadra since November 3 as he had gone there to see Aghori Fort.