© The Associated PressA Swiss woman, center, who was gang-raped by a group of eight men while touring by bicycle with her husband, is escorted by policewomen for a medical examination at a hospital in Gwalior, in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, Saturday, March 16, 2013.
The gang rape of a Swiss tourist while camping with her husband in India puts the international spotlight (again) on sexual violence against women in the South Asia nation.
The attack occurred Friday evening after the Swiss couple had stopped to camp in a forest. They were bicycling in the state of Madhya Pradesh on their way to see the Taj Mahal, in Agra. According to the
Hindustan Times, the couple were returning from visiting the Ram Raja Temple, in Orchha.
A group of 7 or 8 men, according to various reports, attacked the couple. According to one report, the husband was held at gunpoint. Another report says the men were carrying sticks. Seven men attacked the couple in their tent and four of them raped the woman, Dilip Arya, deputy inspector general of police,
told Reuters. They also stole their valuables."
While 20 men have reportedly been detained for questioning, no one has been arrested.
The woman was treated and released from the Kamalaraje hospital in Gwalior and her medical tests have confirmed rape, police sources told
The Hindustan Times.
