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Swiss tourist gang-raped in India

NEW DELHI - A Swiss female tourist was gang-raped in central India in front of her husband, police said Saturday, renewing the focus on the issue of sexual violence against women in the South Asian nation.

The woman was on a cycling trip with her husband in impoverished Madhya Pradesh state when seven to eight men attacked the couple late Friday while they were camping, sexually assaulting the woman and robbing the pair, police said.

The attackers "tied up the man and raped the woman in his presence", local police official S.M. Afzal told AFP, adding that they stole 10,000 rupees ($185) and a mobile phone from the woman.

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  • reen

    Discussion 1 : 18 Mar 2013 at 10.331

    It's very sad to hear another rape case in India. I think India should introduce prostitution in different areas so people can go there for sex, and not rape women wherever they want.
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