Danish Tourist Gang-Raped In New Delhi, India

A 51-year-old Danish tourist was gang raped in New Delhi, India on Tuesday. Police said the woman was attacked after asking for directions near a popular shopping district.

She approached a group of men for directions, but they lured her to a
secluded area where they raped her at knife-point, according to the
Press Trust of India news agency. The woman managed to reach her hotel Tuesday evening and the owner
called police.

“When she came, it was miserable,” said Amit Bahl, owner of the Amax
Hotel in the Paharganj area, which is popular with backpackers. The
woman was crying and “not in good shape,” he said.

The case is the latest in a series of violent attacks against women in the country that drew international attention and public outcry.

Cultural stigmas, police apathy and judicial incompetence have long made it difficult for women to even report rapes. Still, there has been a surge in the number of rapes being reported
recently, suggesting women are emboldened to speak up. Between January
and October last year, 1,330 rapes were reported in Delhi and its
suburbs, compared with 706 for all of 2012, according to government
figures.

Police are reportedly questioning suspects in the area, but no arrests have been made.