New Delhi: A Swiss woman tourist was gang-raped by a group of eight unidentified Indians in Datia district of Madhya Pradesh, a central Indian state.
Local police confirmed the incident and said that mishap was reported on Saturday morning.
The incident took place near the town on Friday night when the woman along with her husband was touring the region on a bicycle as part of their India tour, Datia SP, C.S. Solanki told PTI.
The couple was camping at a place on their way back from Orchha, where temples of Lord Ram are situated, and were proceeding to Agra when they were looted and the victim was allegedly gang-raped in the presence of her husband, police said.
The woman has been admitted to Kamalaraje hospital in Gwalior and her medical tests have confirmed rape, police sources said.
Eight persons have been rounded up on the basis of suspicion and are being questioned in connection with the case, the SP said.
“We are scouring the forest area in search of those involved in the crime,” he said.
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