BackSwiss woman gangraped in Madhya Pradesh
Police detains 20 persons for questioning
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Datia, Madhya Pradesh: A Swiss female tourist on a cycling trip with her husband was gangraped by seven to eight people at a forest area in Datia district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Saturday.
Twenty people have been detained on the basis of suspicion and are being questioned in connection with the incident, DIG (Chambal range) D.K. Arya said.
A rape case has been registered, police said, adding that seven to eight unidentified persons were involved in the crime. No arrest has been made so far.
The incident took place at Jharia village, 8km from Datia town, at around 9pm on Friday night when the 39-year-old woman along with her husband was touring the region on a bicycle as part of their India tour.
The couple—who are adventure tourists—was camping at a forest area for the night while on their way back from Orchha and were proceeding to Agra when they were attacked.
The woman was allegedly gangraped in the presence of her husband, police said. The victim was rushed to Gwalior, about 100km from here, and her medical tests in a hospital have confirmed rape, police officials said.
“They(the couple) were coming from Orchha on a bicycle and they decided to stay in a forest. A lot of tourists throng the area. They were beaten up by a few people who took away their laptops," said M.L. Dhody, a sub-divisional police officer.
“We are scouring the forest area in search of those involved in the crime," Datia SP C.S. Solanki said.
The chairperson of National Commission for Women Mamta Sharma said the MP government should take the incident very seriously and demanded strictest punishment to the culprits.
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