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6 accused of Swiss gang-rape in court

Six men accused over the gang-rape and robbery of a Swiss cyclist holidaying in India will appear in court in a central Indian state on Monday, police said.

Five hooded suspects are presented to the media in Datia on March 17, 2013. Six men accused over the gang-rape and robbery of a Swiss cyclist holidaying in India will appear in court in a central Indian state on Monday.

"We have detained all the six persons and they will be produced before the magistrate after lunch today. We will ask for a police remand for five days for all of them," local police official ML Dhody told AFP.

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  • metsy911

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    Discussion 2 : 19 Mar 2013 at 10.462

    Even Indian people themselves doesn't go out to camp in any villages in their country because, they know the dangers of it. I hope that all of the foreigners in the future who wishes to travel abroad should not be stupid. They should do their research well and be prepared to spend money to stay at a good location/hotel and rent a private taxi. I hope these couple recovers psychologically and emotionally...

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    Discussion 1 : 18 Mar 2013 at 17.211

    How many people have to be gang raped before you set an example ? There should be harsh punishments to let people know the governemnt is serious and not just paying lip service .

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