3 of 7 men were arrested by Indian police after the gang rape of a Spanish tourist. According to local media, the victim went to India travel with her husband. The two traveled by motorbike to the country’s remote eastern region in the eastern state of Jharkhand.
Then the two stopped to camp overnight. in a tent. Previously, the two went to Pakistan and then to Bangladesh. If there are no problems, the couple plans to continue on to Bihar and Nepal.
Around 5:00 p.m. on March 1 (local time), the two were surprised by a group of 7 men. attack. Despite fierce resistance, the female tourist could not escape the green-bearded demons. While the victim’s husband was beaten and stripped of his belongings.
“We were resting in the tent when a group of people attacked us with knives to our necks. 7 guys raped my wife” the victim’s husband said.
At 11 p.m. the same day, the patrol team of the local police station discovered the couple near Dumka-Bhagalpur road. Both used translation software to report the incident to the police. The victim was then taken to the hospital to have her injuries checked.
According to Dr. Baccha Prasad, the woman’s health was stable and her husband had minor injuries. The Spanish Embassy in India has contacted the authorities to assist the victim.
Data from the National Crime Records Bureau shows that in 2022 an average of nearly 90 rapes were reported in India. However, experts believe that this number is not close to reality because a large number of cases are not reported by victims due to fear of discrimination and lack of trust in police investigations.
Previously, a gang rape and murder of an Indian female student shocked the world in 2012. The victim named Jyoti Singh, a 23-year-old physiotherapy student, was stabbed by 5 men and A teenager was forcibly assaulted and left to die on a bus in New Delhi in December 2012.
The incident caused many organizations working for women’s rights to condemn protests for weeks. continues about the high level of sexual violence in India.
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