{"id":2192234,"date":"2024-03-04T15:47:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T20:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/india-tourist-couple-claims-they-were-gang-raped-and-assaulted-3-men-arrested-so-far\/"},"modified":"2024-03-04T15:50:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T20:50:07","slug":"india-tourist-couple-claims-they-were-gang-raped-and-assaulted-3-men-arrested-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/india-tourist-couple-claims-they-were-gang-raped-and-assaulted-3-men-arrested-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourist couple in India alleges gang rape and assault, 3 men apprehended"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Findia-tourist-couple-claims-they-were-gang-raped-and-assaulted-3-men-arrested-so-far%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2192234&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A photo released by Dumka police of three men who \u200chave been arrested for the alleged rape\u200c and assault of\u200b a tourist couple in India. (Dumka Police\/X)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>12:30 PM \u2013 Monday, March 4, 2024<\/h2>\n<p>Three \u200bmale suspects were arrested after\u2064 a tourist claimed\u200d that she and her\u2064 husband had\u200c been attacked\u2063 and gang-raped while camping in \u200dIndia.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, three men were arrested for the alleged gang-rape\u200c of \u200ca female foreign tourist and the attack of her husband.\u00a0The female victim explained her account of\u2062 the purported incident\u200d on Instagram, where\u2064 the couple \u200chas now collected\u2063 a \u200cmassive online following after broadcasting\u2064 their\u2062 motorcycle tour of Asia. <\/p>\n<p>Pitambar Singh Kherwar, superintendent\u2062 of the Dumka district\u200d police in the\u2064 state of Jharkhand, stated that the \u200bcouple, who had been \u200driding a motorcycle from the state of \u2062West Bengal\u2062 to the neighboring country of Nepal, were found late on \u2064Friday by police personnel on patrol.<\/p>\n<p>Kherwar added that \u200cafter the couple\u200b was brought\u200b to the\u200d hospital, the woman told doctors that she \u200dhad been \u2064sexually assaulted\u200d by a number\u2062 of men. <\/p>\n<p>Authorities in eastern India are now searching \u2063for four additional suspects in the case. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cOn March 1<sup>st<\/sup>, 2024, three criminals who raped a foreign woman and assaulted her\u2063 husband\u2062 under Hansdiha police station \u2063area were arrested and \u2062sent to judicial custody,\u201d the Dumka Police stated on\u200c X (Twitter), according to a \u200ctranslation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"hi\" dir=\"ltr\">\u0926\u093f\u0928\u093e\u0902\u0915 01.03.2024\u2064 \u0915\u094b \u0939\u0902\u0938\u0921\u0940\u0939\u093e \u0925\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0915\u094d\u0937\u0947\u0924\u094d\u0930\u200b \u0905\u0902\u0924\u0930\u094d\u0917\u0924 \u0935\u093f\u0926\u0947\u0936\u0940 \u092e\u0939\u093f\u0932\u093e \u2064\u0915\u0947 \u200b\u0938\u093e\u0925\u200b \u0926\u0941\u0937\u094d\u0915\u0930\u094d\u092e \u0915\u0940 \u2064\u0918\u091f\u0928\u093e \u0915\u0930\u093f\u0924 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947\u200b \u090f\u0935\u0902 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0924\u093f \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u092e\u093e\u0930\u092a\u0940\u091f \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947\u2063 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u0924\u0940\u0928 \u200d\u0905\u092a\u0930\u093e\u0927\u0915\u0930\u094d\u092e\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0917\u093f\u0930\u092b\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0930 \u0928\u094d\u092f\u093e\u092f\u093f\u0915 \u2062\u0939\u093f\u0930\u093e\u0938\u0924 \u092d\u0947\u091c\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e \u2062\u0964<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JharkhandPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JharkhandPolice<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3eY0pLQCLv\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">pic<\/a>.twitter.com\/3eY0pLQCLv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DUMKA POLICE (@DumkaPolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DumkaPolice\/status\/1764316042715713561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The woman, who \u2064is \u200bof Brazilian and Spanish descent, shared her story of the encounter on Instagram, where she and \u200bher partner had gained a substantial following while chronicling their motorcycle journey\u2063 around Asia.<\/p>\n<p>The event occurred in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, and police reported that three men had been taken into custody and that they were looking for four others.<\/p>\n<p>Kherwar told\u200d reporters on Sunday that the couple appeared \u200cto have been\u2062 beaten up when they\u200c were discovered by a roadside late on Friday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cSince the\u200d victims were speaking in Spanish \u2063and English, \u2063our police\u200b officers\u200b could \u2063not properly understand what they were saying, but it looked like they were injured,\u201d Kherwar stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Kherwar added that\u2062 the couple, whose names have not yet been released, were transported to a local hospital where doctors found\u2063 evidence that the women had been raped.\u00a0According to Kherwar, the four additional males \u200bhad been identified by \u200ddetectives and will be \u200carrested \u201cvery soon,\u201d in addition to the \u200cthree suspects who were taken into custody on Sunday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cOur priority is to get them maximum punishment\u200b so it\u2063 is never repeated,\u201d he added,\u200d stating that the couple\u200d will receive compensation\u2062 of up to $12,000. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a post on X\u200d on\u200d Saturday, \u2063the Indian National Commission \u200cfor Women stated \u2063that\u2063 it has requested that the police charge the suspects with \u200cgang-rape, a crime that carries a minimum 20-year prison sentence.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NCW \u2063condemns the brutal gang-rape of \u200ca Spanish tourist in Dumka, Jharkhand. NCW has been informed that accused fled from the \u2062spot. As\u200c per\u2062 reports, there were\u200b 8-10 men\u200d involved. The Police have just arrested\u2062 3 accused persons in the matter. \u200cA letter has been sent\u200d to DGP\u2063 from\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NCW (@NCWIndia)\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCWIndia\/status\/1763884771292389639?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2, \u200b2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cSomething has \u2064happened to us that we would not \u2062wish\u200d on anyone,\u201d the woman, who had bruises on her face, explained in \u2063tears in a clip \u2062posted on\u200d her Instagram\u200b page, which has nearly half \u200da million followers.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cSeven men have raped me, they have beaten us and robbed us,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, the video is no longer online.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062couple said in a different video that was\u2062 uploaded on Sunday\u200c to\u2063 their \u200ccombined\u200d Instagram page, which has more than 250,000 followers, that\u2064 \u201cthe police\u2062 are doing everything possible to catch them. They already know who they are.\u201d <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe ask that justice be\u200d done, not only for\u200d us but \u200balso for all the other \u2063women and girls who have gone through this,\u201d the couple added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to their claims, the men continuously \u200bbeat up the\u2062 husband\u200d and sexually assaulted the woman. Their statements were recorded on the Spanish television network \u2063 <em>Antena 3<\/em>. The woman also\u2064 explained\u2063 in the interview\u2063 that they had chosen to camp in town since \u200cthey could \u200cnot find any motels\u2063 to stay at overnight. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThey raped me, they took turns while some \u200cwatched and they stayed like \u2062that for about two\u2064 hours,\u201d the woman said in the\u200b interview.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smritiirani?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@smritiirani<\/a> ji we need your help, a fellow motorcycle rider Fernanda was raped by 7 \u2064men last\u200d night near\u200d Dumka Jharkhand. We \u2064need \u2064to \u200dget her safely out of there\u2062 to her \u200dembassy without\u200c anyone \u2064political trying to suppress them or the \u2063news! Please help! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wcc2zEdu9x\">pic.twitter.com\/wcc2zEdu9x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alpha \u2064Bikerni\u200d (@UrvashiPatole) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UrvashiPatole\/status\/1763820009888063525?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March \u20642, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay \u200cinformed! Receive breaking\u2063 news \u2063blasts directly to your inbox\u2063 for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare \u200dthis post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>After Congress passed their continuing resolution, many conservatives believe \u2062lawmakers must cut spending any pay down our debts. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>One medical expert says national panic could set if after the 2024 election concludes. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with\u200b Shemeka Michelle<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Will Spencer<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Apple\u00a0is betting that\u2064 the more powerful models would attract consumers looking \u200cto upgrade to\u200b AI-powered PCs.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Elon Musk alleges a breach of contract and a departure from the original \u200cmission to\u2063 develop AI for humanity\u2019s benefit.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The stock market\u2019s\u200d interest in AI is on the rise, fueled by Nvidia\u2019s stunning rally and potential impact on various sectors.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>UnitedHealth Group \u200bfaces\u2063 a major data breach as hackers claim to have stolen millions of sensitive records.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u2063 rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What measures are the Indian authorities taking\u2064 to ensure\u2063 justice for the tourist couple who were \u200dassaulted and gang-raped?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Title: Tourist Couple \u2062Assaulted and\u200c Gang-Raped\u2064 in India: Seeking Justice and Accountability<\/p>\n<p>Introduction:<\/p>\n<p>In a shocking incident in\u200b India, a tourist couple was \u200ballegedly attacked, beaten up, and \u200csexually assaulted while camping. The\u2062 incident \u200chas garnered significant\u200b attention online and on\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-celebrate-medicare-anniversary-with-attacks-on-republicans\/\" title=\"Senate Democrats mark Medicare anniversary by criticizing Republicans.\">social media\u2062 platforms<\/a>, as the couple had been documenting\u200b their motorcycle journey across\u2062 Asia. The couple has\u200d gained a \u200bmassive following \u200bon\u2064 Instagram, where they shared their experiences, making their ordeal widely known. The Indian authorities have acted promptly, arresting three\u200b suspects while continuing the search for four others involved in the \u2063crime. This article aims to shed light on this\u200c tragic event and highlight the urgent need for \u2062justice and accountability.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 Incident:<\/p>\n<p>According to authorities, the incident took \u2063place in the\u2064 eastern\u2064 state \u2062of Jharkhand, where \u2063the couple was found \u200dby patrolling police personnel \u200dlate Friday night. Upon examination at a local\u2064 hospital, there was evidence suggesting that the woman had \u2064been raped. Pitambar Singh \u2062Kherwar, superintendent of the Dumka district police, confirmed the arrest \u2063of\u200c three suspects\u2063 and the ongoing search for four additional perpetrators.<\/p>\n<p>The Victim&#8217;s Account:<\/p>\n<p>The victim, a\u2062 woman of Brazilian and \u200cSpanish descent, shared \u200bher harrowing experience on her Instagram page, which had garnered a substantial \u200bfollowing \u2062during their journey. In a tearful video no \u2063longer available online, the \u200dwoman revealed that \u2064she and her husband \u2063were brutalized, raped,\u2063 beaten, and robbed by a \u200dgroup\u2064 of men.\u2064 The \u200bcouple\u2064 expressed their plea for justice\u2063 and \u2064called \u200con authorities to ensure the crime is neither\u2063 repeated nor overlooked.<\/p>\n<p>Response and \u2062Action:<\/p>\n<p>The Indian National Commission for Women \u2063(NCW) \u2064has condemned the incident and \u200bpushed for relentless pursuit of justice. They have urged the\u200d police to\u2064 charge the suspects with gang-rape, a crime that carries a minimum 20-year \u200bprison sentence. The Dumka Police tweeted about the arrest of \u200dthe three criminals, stating their commitment to ensuring the maximum punishment\u200d for\u200d them.<\/p>\n<p>The Global Impact:<\/p>\n<p>This horrific\u2062 incident serves as a \u200bgrim \u200breminder\u2063 of the pervasive issue of\u200b violence against women and the critical need to work towards the eradication of such\u200d crimes. Instances like this highlight the importance of \u200ca collective effort by society, authorities, and policymakers to create an environment \u200cwhere women can feel safe and protected.<\/p>\n<p>Conclusion:<\/p>\n<p>The assault \u200band gang rape of the tourist couple in India\u2063 have shocked and appalled people worldwide. It is\u2062 essential for the authorities to\u2063 swiftly and rigorously investigate the incident, apprehend all perpetrators, and bring \u200dthem to\u2063 justice. This will not only \u2064ensure justice for the\u2063 victims but also\u200b send \u200da strong \u2063message that such heinous crimes will not be\u2064 tolerated. Furthermore, it\u2064 is imperative that societies strive \u200cto create a culture\u2064 of respect,\u200b empowerment, and\u2064 safety for \u200dwomen, working collectively\u200c towards\u200b a world where such incidents become a thing of the past.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raped in India. 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