LUCKNOW, India: A 23-year-old Russian suffered severe burns in an acid attack Friday while she was sleeping in the Indian holy city of Varanasi, the latest in a series of attacks on women tourists.
Darya Yurieva, who had been in India for about four months, was rushed to hospital after her landlord’s son allegedly attacked her in a homestay accommodation, according to police in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.
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