By Alex Rossi, Sky News Asia Correspondent
A British woman is recovering from injuries to her legs after jumping out of her hotel window to escape an alleged sex attack in Agra in India - the home of the iconic Taj Mahal.
According to police, the incident happened in the Cantonment area of the city in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Deputy Superintendent Simranjit Kaur told Sky News that the 31-year-old woman escaped out of the second floor window of her room after the owner of the hotel attempted to enter "demanding" a massage at about four o'clock in the morning.
"The woman became scared and leapt from the balcony - we have arrested the owner and may cancel the licence of the hotel depending on our investigations," she said.
The victim was taken to hospital by a rickshaw driver and was treated for muscle damage to her legs.
She has also given a statement to officers and is now "safely" in another hotel under police protection.
The police said she will be flying home to the UK shortly, even though she was planning to visit China after touring India.
The Foreign Office said it was "urgently" investigating the reports.
A spokesman said: "We are aware of the reports and we are urgently looking into it.
"We are in contact with our colleagues in India."
The FCO has changed its advice to female travellers visiting India in the last forty eight hours following the gang rape of a Swiss cycle tourist in Madhya Pradesh on Friday night.
The woman was camping in a forested area with her husband when they were attacked by men brandishing sticks.
The woman was repeatedly raped according to local police.
British female tourists are now being advised to be "extra vigilant" when travelling in India.
That attack came just a few days after the man accused of leading the fatal gang rape of a student on a New Delhi bus was found hanged in his prison cell.
India has seen anger and public protests against rapes and sexual attacks on women since the gang-rape in New Delhi in December.
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