Israeli tourist one of two women gang-raped in India, police say

Two women were matched with gangs and killed a man in an attack near a world heritage site for the famous UNESCO in southern India, according to the police.

Police director Ram Arsiddi told Reuters that the two women – two Israeli tourists and an Indian home operator – were heading with three male tourists near a lake in Hambi, Karnataka, when they were attacked by a group of men on Thursday evening.

Arsiddi said that the attackers pushed the men to the Tonghaba River channel before the rape of women.

He said that two men, one of whom was the American, survived, and the body of the third man was recovered on Saturday morning.

“Five people – two women and three men – were attacked near Sanabur,” Arasidde said.

Two of them are foreigners, American [man]And the last woman from Israel. ”

Arasidi said that the police arrested two men accused of attack and investigation.

The police believe that the men followed the group.

According to witnesses from a woman, the group was resorting to a temple in Sanabur when three men arrived on a motorcycle and asked them about the place of getting gasoline.

A member of the group also gave them directives, one of the three men demanded 100 rupees ($ 1.29) of tourists.

“Since the house operator did not know them, I told them that they had no money,” the police said.

“When men repeatedly insisted, a male tourist gave them 20 rupees.

“After that, it was claimed that the three men began to argue.”

The body of a male tourist was later found on the Tonghabahdra channel in the Kobal area of ​​Karnataka.

A case was registered at the rural Gangavathhi police station under sections related to blackmail, theft, gang rape and attempt to kill.

Police said the victims were receiving medical treatment at a government hospital.

Hambi, an ancient village in the state of Karnataka, southern India, is home to many ruins and temples from the Figianagara Empire. It was announced as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986.

In a publication on X, Prime Minister of Karnataka Cedaramaia wrote: “The attack and rape of an Israeli citizen and the owner of the house is a heinous act.

“Once the accident was reported, I got related to the relevant police, and she conducted a comprehensive investigation, and ordered them to determine the perpetrators quickly.

“The police arrested two accused regarding the case and continue to investigate.”

The attacks on women in India gained international attention last year after the brutal rape of a novice doctor in a hospital in the eastern city of Kolkata.

The attack sparked national anger and protests on the lack of safety for women.