Swiss tourist gang raped in India

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NEW DELHI, India — The gang rape of a 39-year-old Swiss tourist while on a camping trip with her husband has further ratcheted up the spotlight on sexual violence in India.

The woman, who had been cycling with her husband in impoverished Madhya Pradesh state in central India, was attacked by at least seven men while the couple were camping for the night, police said Saturday. The assailants also robbed the couple of $180 and a cellphone.

The attack comes at a sensitive time for India. Not only does it involve a foreign visitor at a time of economic difficulty as the nation tries to expand its tourism trade. It also follows on the heels of a high-profile rape case in New Delhi involving a 23-year-old physiotherapy student who died after being sexually assaulted in mid-December on a bus.

One of the five men charged in the December attack hanged himself in his jail cell Monday. A sixth accused in the case will be tried in juvenile court.


http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-india-tourist-rape-20130317,0,5460222.story

[arely staircase]

1. wow eom

[sdfernando]

2. Pressure needs to be put on the Indian governement

Maybe very strong advisories from outside countries to avoid all travel to India. I wouldn't call an outright ban, but if the advisory is strong and effective, India would see a precipitous drop in tourism and tourism $$$.

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3. I'm Going To Have To Watch Out For Those "Swiss Tourist Gangs".....

Sorry I don't mean to make light of the rape - but every time I read the Post Title - I read it wrong.

[PoliticAverse]

4. The headline called for a hyphen. n/t