Danish tourist says was gang-raped in Indian capital - police


  • World
  • Wednesday, 15 Jan 2014

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Police were questioning a group of men on Wednesday after a Danish tourist said she was robbed and then gang-raped in the heart of the Indian capital's tourist district, putting sexual violence in India further into the spotlight.

Police said the 51-year-old tourist had filed a police complaint of rape in the district of Paharganj, a popular tourist area packed with backpacker hotels and restaurants near New Delhi railway station.

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