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mfcorey1

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Thu Apr 23, 2020, 08:44 AM Apr 2020

Foreign tourists are discovered hiding in a cave in India after running out of money during coronavi

Six foreign tourists who tried to sit out the coronavirus pandemic in an Indian cave after running out of money have been sent to coronavirus quarantine, according to police.

The four men and two women - from France, the United States, Ukraine, Turkey and Nepal - had been living in the cave near Rishikesh in Uttarakhand state, northern India since March 24, according to police inspector Rajendra Singh Kathait.

There have also been unconfirmed reports of some police officers in the state allegedly making foreign tourists write out lines on paper for breaking the curfew.

The area was made famous by the Beatles, who came to Rishikesh in 1968 looking for refuge from Beatlemania and to experience Indian culture.

The foreign tourists have now been moved to Swarg Ashram, where they will be quarantined for 14 days, although none have shown coronavirus symptoms.

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/foreign-tourists-are-discovered-hiding-in-a-cave-in-india-after-running-out-of-money-during-coronavirus-lockdown/ar-BB12Tx8Y

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