Tourist Rape

British woman found dead on houseboat in Srinagar; police suspect murder, arrest Dutch tourist

Reported by Nazir Masoodi (with inputs from Agencies); Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Saturday April 6, 2013

A British woman holidaying on a houseboat on Dal Lake in Srinagar has been found dead this morning, allegedly murdered by a Dutch tourist, according to police sources. The suspect was arrested near Banihal tunnel, 100 km from Srinagar, this morning.

Two tourists held, one sexually assaulted on public transport van in Brazil

Associated Press | Monday April 1, 2013

Two foreign tourists were held for hours, brutalized and one of them sexually assaulted aboard a public transport van they boarded in Rio de Janeiro's showcase Copacabana beach neighbourhood, police said in a statement.

UP government to inspect hotels after molestation bid in Agra

Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 20, 2013

Expressing serious concern over the molestation bid on a foreign tourist in a hotel in Agra yesterday, Uttar Pradesh government today accepted the need for an inspection of all hotels and rest houses, where such incidents have taken place.

Rape fears fuel tourists' anxiety in India

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday March 19, 2013

Danish tourist Judith Jensen has a long list of don'ts to help her feel safe during her holiday in India.

After Swiss tourist's gang-rape, UK issues travel advisory for India

Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 19, 2013

Britain has advised its female tourists to be cautious while travelling in India in the wake of the rape of a Swiss tourist in Madhya Pradesh last week.

After gang rape, minister says tourists don't follow rules

Press Trust of India | Sunday March 17, 2013

Terming as "unfortunate" the incident of gangrape of a Swiss woman, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Uma Shankar Gupta today said foreign tourists were not following rules about informing local police about their movements.

Swiss woman gang-raped in Madhya Pradesh, her husband thrashed

Edited by Surabhi Malik | Saturday March 16, 2013

A 39-year-old tourist visiting India has allegedly been gang-raped in Madhya Pradesh. Her attackers reportedly also thrashed her husband.

Did a faltering love affair lead to Bitty Mohanty's arrest?

Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 13, 2013

Was it a love affair with a fellow woman bank officer that ultimately led to the arrest of rapist Bitty Mohanty in Kerala, seven years after he jumped parole? Speculation about whether anonymous tip-off that led to his arrest came from a woman.

Curious case of Bitti Mohanty moves to Rajasthan

Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy and Harsha Kumari Singh; Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Tuesday March 12, 2013

The man who the police has identified as rapist Bitti Mohanty is being taken back from Kerala, where he was found, to Rajasthan, where he jumped parole while serving a seven-year jail sentence for sexually assaulting a German tourist.

Armed gang rapes six Spanish tourists in Mexico

Associated Press | Wednesday February 6, 2013

Six Spanish tourists were raped by a gang of armed, masked men in the Mexican resort of Acapulco, the latest chapter of violence that has tarnished the once-glamorous Pacific coast resort.

Hotel manager confesses to raping Korean tourist in Bandhavgarh

Siddharth Ranjan Das | Saturday February 2, 2013

The manager of a resort in Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh tiger reserve has reportedly confessed that he raped a South Korean student holidaying there. The manager, Deepak Vishwakarma, told the police that he raped the 23-year-old student on January 14...

Korean tourist allegedly raped in Bandhavgarh reserve

Agence France Presse | Friday February 1, 2013

A South Korean student holidaying on her own in India was allegedly drugged and raped by the son of a hotel owner as she visited a tiger reserve in central India, police said on Friday.

Driver arrested for molesting French tourist

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday September 4, 2012

A 30-year-old taxi driver was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly molesting a French tourist in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district, police said.

Australian tourist alleges rape by Chandigarh youth

Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 15, 2012

A 22-year-old Australian tourist has filed a police complaint against a Chandigarh youth, stating that he had raped her in a guest house at Kasol in Kullu district, 220 km from Shimla.

Two European tourists raped at gunpoint in Australia

Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 3, 2012

A man was arrested on Thursday after two European tourists were allegedly raped at gunpoint as they slept in their car in the Australian desert town of Alice Springs.Police said that the women, whose nationalities were not released, were sleeping in ...