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| Police in central India have detained 20 men after a Swiss woman on a cycling trip with her husband was gang-raped. | Police in central India have detained 20 men after a Swiss woman on a cycling trip with her husband was gang-raped. |
| No arrests have been made, but police were questioning the men in connection with the rape on Friday night in the Datia district of Madhya Pradesh state, said senior officer DK Arya. | No arrests have been made, but police were questioning the men in connection with the rape on Friday night in the Datia district of Madhya Pradesh state, said senior officer DK Arya. |
| The couple told police that the woman had been raped by seven or eight men, but that it was dark and they could not be sure of the exact number, Arya said. They said the husband also was attacked by the men. | The couple told police that the woman had been raped by seven or eight men, but that it was dark and they could not be sure of the exact number, Arya said. They said the husband also was attacked by the men. |
| The woman, 39, was treated on Saturday at a hospital in the nearby city of Gwalior and was released later that day, police said. | The woman, 39, was treated on Saturday at a hospital in the nearby city of Gwalior and was released later that day, police said. |
| Arya said that as an initial step, police have registered a rape case against seven men while they search nearby villages for suspects. | Arya said that as an initial step, police have registered a rape case against seven men while they search nearby villages for suspects. |
| The attack comes three months after the fatal gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman on a New Delhi bus outraged Indians and spurred the government to pass laws to protect women. | The attack comes three months after the fatal gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman on a New Delhi bus outraged Indians and spurred the government to pass laws to protect women. |
| The couple, who were on a three-month holiday in India, had visited the temple town of Orchha and were planning to cycle to Agra to visit the Taj Mahal, nearly 130 miles away. | The couple, who were on a three-month holiday in India, had visited the temple town of Orchha and were planning to cycle to Agra to visit the Taj Mahal, nearly 130 miles away. |
| They set out from Orchha on Friday and pitched their tent in a forest near Jatia village when they were attacked by a group of men armed with wooden sticks, police said. | They set out from Orchha on Friday and pitched their tent in a forest near Jatia village when they were attacked by a group of men armed with wooden sticks, police said. |
| The men beat up the husband, tied him to a tree and then raped the woman, police said. | The men beat up the husband, tied him to a tree and then raped the woman, police said. |
| The Swiss ambassador in India, Linus von Castelmur, has spoken to the couple and has demanded a swift investigation of the incident. | The Swiss ambassador in India, Linus von Castelmur, has spoken to the couple and has demanded a swift investigation of the incident. |
| He said he was "most distressed" by the incident and has assured the couple of the Swiss government's help and support. | He said he was "most distressed" by the incident and has assured the couple of the Swiss government's help and support. |
| "Their health and treatment is the priority of the moment," the Swiss embassy said in a statement. | "Their health and treatment is the priority of the moment," the Swiss embassy said in a statement. |
| The embassy said it was in touch with local authorities in Madhya Pradesh and has urged a "swift investigation and for justice to be done". | The embassy said it was in touch with local authorities in Madhya Pradesh and has urged a "swift investigation and for justice to be done". |
| The gang-rape in December of the 23-year-old student in New Delhi set off nationwide protests, sparking a debate about the treatment of women in India and highlighting the inability of law enforcement agencies to protect them. | The gang-rape in December of the 23-year-old student in New Delhi set off nationwide protests, sparking a debate about the treatment of women in India and highlighting the inability of law enforcement agencies to protect them. |
| One of six suspects in the December attack was found dead in a jail last week. Authorities said he hanged himself, but his family and lawyer claim foul play was involved, and 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 jail last week. Authorities said he hanged himself, but his family and lawyer claim foul play was involved, and a magistrate is investigating. Four other men and a juvenile remain on trial for the attack. |
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