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A Swiss cyclist was gang-raped after she and her husband were attacked while camping in India, police said. | A Swiss cyclist was gang-raped after she and her husband were attacked while camping in India, police said. |
Authorities detained and questioned 13 men in connection with the attack, which occurred on Friday as the couple camped out in a forest in Madhya Pradesh state after cycling from the temple town of Orchha, local police officer RK Gurjar said. | Authorities detained and questioned 13 men in connection with the attack, which occurred on Friday as the couple camped out in a forest in Madhya Pradesh state after cycling from the temple town of Orchha, local police officer RK Gurjar said. |
The men beat the couple and gang-raped the 39-year old woman, he said. They also stole the couple's mobile phone, a laptop computer and 10,000 rupees (£123). | The men beat the couple and gang-raped the 39-year old woman, he said. They also stole the couple's mobile phone, a laptop computer and 10,000 rupees (£123). |
The woman was treated at a hospital in the nearby city of Gwalior. | |
A photo showed the woman – her identity concealed with a hood – walking while being escorted by police to the hospital. | A photo showed the woman – her identity concealed with a hood – walking while being escorted by police to the hospital. |
Police detained 13 men and questioned them, Gurjar said. Six of the men were released after questioning. No other details were immediately available. | Police detained 13 men and questioned them, Gurjar said. Six of the men were released after questioning. No other details were immediately available. |
Indian television stations showed scores of police searching the forest where the attack occurred. | Indian television stations showed scores of police searching the forest where the attack occurred. |
The Swiss foreign ministry spokesman Tilman Renz described the case as "deeply disturbing" and said Swiss diplomats were assisting the couple. | The Swiss foreign ministry spokesman Tilman Renz described the case as "deeply disturbing" and said Swiss diplomats were assisting the couple. |
The diplomats called on Indian authorities "to do everything to quickly find the perpetrators so that they can be held accountable," Renz said in a statement. | The diplomats called on Indian authorities "to do everything to quickly find the perpetrators so that they can be held accountable," Renz said in a statement. |
Last month, the Swiss government issued a travel notice for India that included a warning about "increasing numbers of rapes and other sexual offenses" in the country. | Last month, the Swiss government issued a travel notice for India that included a warning about "increasing numbers of rapes and other sexual offenses" in the country. |
India has experienced outrage and widespread protests against attacks on women since December's fatal gang-rape of a young woman on a bus in New Delhi, the capital. The crime horrified Indians and set off nationwide protests about India's treatment of women, spurring the government to hurry through a new package of laws. | India has experienced outrage and widespread protests against attacks on women since December's fatal gang-rape of a young woman on a bus in New Delhi, the capital. The crime horrified Indians and set off nationwide protests about India's treatment of women, spurring the government to hurry through a new package of laws. |
One of six suspects in the December attack was found dead in a New Delhi jail this past week. Authorities said he hanged himself, but his family and lawyer insisted foul play was involved. A magistrate is investigating. Four other men and a juvenile remain on trial for the attack. | One of six suspects in the December attack was found dead in a New Delhi jail this past week. Authorities said he hanged himself, but his family and lawyer insisted foul play was involved. A magistrate is investigating. Four other men and a juvenile remain on trial for the attack. |