{"id":12620,"date":"2014-01-16T09:11:02","date_gmt":"2014-01-16T09:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.org\/?p=12620"},"modified":"2014-01-16T09:11:02","modified_gmt":"2014-01-16T09:11:02","slug":"danish-tourist-gang-raped-in-new-delhi-after-asking-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=12620","title":{"rendered":"Danish tourist gang-raped in New Delhi after asking the way"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_12621\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12621\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/danish-tourist-gang-raped-in-new-delhi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12621\" alt=\"Western tourists in New Delhi\" src=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/danish-tourist-gang-raped-in-new-delhi-300x224.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/danish-tourist-gang-raped-in-new-delhi-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/danish-tourist-gang-raped-in-new-delhi.jpg 479w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12621\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Western tourists in New Delhi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Danish woman has alleged that she was gang-raped in the Indian capital of New Delhi &#8211; the latest high-profile case of sexual assault against women in the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Reports say the 51-year-old woman was in New Delhi for a week and had been visiting touristy sites in Agra and later the National Museum in the capital.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">She had lost her way on Tuesday evening on the way to her hotel in Paharganj, a crowded locality in New Delhi where many foreigners stay in affordable lodgings. She was later accosted by a group of men who then assaulted her.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Police said the rapists were &#8220;vagabonds&#8221; and the tourist was assaulted and robbed of cash and valuables on her person. Her iPad, Euros were taken and she was also beaten. The police have registered a case of rape and robbery.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">She had been taken to the Danish embassy in Delhi and she had expressed her wish to return home after a medical examination.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Delhi police, according to news reports, have detained six suspects based on the complaint made by the woman.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Danish woman left India on Wednesday morning, according to Delhi police.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alarming assaults<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Frequent news reports of rapes have given cause for alarm at the rate of violence against women in Indian metros.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In December 2012, the brutal gang-rape of a 23-year-old medical student in Delhi had angry citizens protesting across the streets for stringent rape laws and fast track courts to punish the perpetrators.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political parties such as the Aam Aadmi Party have assured on public platforms to make safety for women a priority. &#8211; aljazeera.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Danish woman has alleged that she was gang-raped in the Indian capital of New Delhi &#8211; the latest high-profile case of sexual assault against women in the country. 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