(ANSA) - NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 04 - Four Italian writers were arrested in the Indian city of Ahmedabad, for having drawn graffiti on two subway carriages.
I'm the 24 year old Gianluca Cudini from Tortoreto (Teramo), the 29 year old Baldo Sacha from Monte San Vito (Ancona), the 21 year old Daniele Stranieri from Spoltore (Pescara) and the 27 year old Paolo Capecci from Grottammare (Ascoli Piceno).
The four are accused of having drawn on two wheelchairs of the meter of the capital of Gujarat, on Saturday night, a few hours before the inauguration of a new branch of the subway by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Imedia Indians publish the photo of the four Italians inside a police station.
The accusation for them is that they have damaged public property, for a damage of 50 thousand rupees (about 600 euros), and that they have entered areas off-limits to the public.
The writers are in India with a one-month tourist visa and arrived in Mumbai from Dubai on Wednesday.
Police told the media that numerous spray cans of various colors were found in the apartment rented by the group, and where they were tracked down by officers.
According to what an agent told the media,
the writers claim to have drawn imurales and tags "for fun" and that the word "Tas" means "tagliatelle with sauce".
Most likely, the four will be transferred to Mumbai where, according to what was documented by the subway security cameras, they had tried to do similar gestures, but were unsuccessful.
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